Un dimanche à Kigali

A Sunday in Kigali

In April 1994, the middle-aged Canadian journalist Bernard Valcourt is making a documentary in Kigali about AIDS. He secretly falls in love for the Tutsi waitress of his hotel Gentille, who is younger than him, in a period of violent racial conflicts. When the genocide of the Tutsis by the Hutus in Rwanda begins, Bernard does not succeed in escaping with Gentille to Canada. When the genocide finishes in July 1994, Bernard returns to the chaotic Kigali seeking out Gentille in the middle of destruction and dead bodies.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
118 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
118 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Mar 3, 2006
Season
2006
Average Score
74%
Mean Score
74%
Ratings
10
Popularity
10
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
Equinoxe Films
Genres
Drama
Country
CA
English
A Sunday in Kigali

Tags

based on novel or book50%aids50%rwanda50%rwandan genocide50%falling in love50%genocide50%

Description

In April 1994, the middle-aged Canadian journalist Bernard Valcourt is making a documentary in Kigali about AIDS. He secretly falls in love for the Tutsi waitress of his hotel Gentille, who is younger than him, in a period of violent racial conflicts. When the genocide of the Tutsis by the Hutus in Rwanda begins, Bernard does not succeed in escaping with Gentille to Canada. When the genocide finishes in July 1994, Bernard returns to the chaotic Kigali seeking out Gentille in the middle of destruction and dead bodies.

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Japanese

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Staff

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