Kinyarwanda | |
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Written by | Alrick Brown and Ishmael Ntithabose |
Running time | 1 hr 40 mins [1] |
Kinyarwanda is a 2011 film based on the Rwandan genocide.
Based on true accounts, [2] the film consists of six interwoven tales several events happening as the genocide takes place. [3] [4] Mosques become a place of refuge, [5] and the taboo of interethnic marriage between a Hutu and a Tutsi is also depicted. [6]
Variety described the movie as "doubly disappointing", [7] while the African American Literature Book Club described it as a "brilliant directorial debut". [8]