Kinyarwanda
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Alrick Brown
Cassandra Freeman
Edouard Bamporiki
Zaninka Hadidja
Cleophas Kabasiita
Marc Gwamaka
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the Mufti of Rwanda, the most respected Muslim leader in the country, issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims from participating in the killing of the Tutsi. As the country became a slaughterhouse, mosques became places of refuge where Muslims and Christians, Hutus and Tutsis came together to protect each other. Kinyarwanda is based on true accounts from survivors who took refuge at the Grand Mosque of Kigali and the Imams who opened their doors to give refuge to the Tutsi and to those Hutu who refused to participate in the killing. The story interweaves six different tales that together form one narrative, depicting life and human resilience during the genocide. With an amalgamation of characters we pay homage to many, using the voices of a few. We follow the young lovers, the child, the couple, the soldiers, the Imam, and the priest as they are swept up in the world around them.
Director
Alrick Brown
Cast
Cassandra Freeman
Edouard Bamporiki
Zaninka Hadidja
Cleophas Kabasiita
Marc Gwamaka
Kena Anae
Mazimpaka Kennedy
Crew
John Jennings Boyd
Alrick Brown
Alrick Brown
Darren Dean
Deatra L. Harris
Tovah Leibowitz
Sibomana Omar Mukhtar
Emmanuel Ngoye
Ishmael Ntihabose
Ishmael Ntihabose
Tommy Oliver
Joshua Resplica Rodd
Simon Rwema
Daniel Vecchione
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States Winter December 2, 2011
Released in United States 2011 (New Directors Feature Competition)
Released in United States 2011 (World Cinema)
Released in United States 2011
Released in United States on Video May 15, 2012
Released in United States 2011 (World Cinema Dramatic Competition)
Released in United States on Video May 15, 2012
Limited Release in United States Winter December 2, 2011 (New York City)
