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A Sunday in Kigali (2006)

A Sunday in Kigali poster
Original title
Un dimanche à Kigali
Directed by
Robert Favreau
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
16
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Canadian journalist falls in love with a Rwandan woman during the 1994 genocide. The film follows their relationship as ethnic violence erupts and shatters their world.

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What happens

A Sunday in Kigali (original French title: Un dimanche à Kigali) is a 2006 Canadian feature film set during the Rwandan genocide. It is directed by Robert Favreau and based on the novel A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali by Gil Courtemanche. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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