Rising from Ashes (2012)

Directed by

T.C. Johnstone

Genre

documentary film, sport film

Country

Rwanda, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the creation of Rwanda's first national cycling team after the 1994 genocide. It shows how survivors and former rivals work together to build a team from nothing.

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What happens

Rising From Ashes is a 2012 independent documentary film about the development of a national cycling team in Rwanda, a country still affected by 1994 Rwandan genocide where an estimated 500,000–1,000,000 Rwandans were killed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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