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Nameless (2021)

Nameless poster
Directed by
Mutiganda Wa Nkunda
Genre
drama film
Country
Rwanda
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A Rwandan family is torn apart by a random act of violence. The film follows their struggle to find justice and meaning in the aftermath.

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What happens

Nameless (French title: Les anonymes) is a 2021 Rwandan drama film directed by Mutiganda Wa Nkunda in his directorial debut. The film was screened at the 27th edition of the FESPACO, where it won a prize for Best Scenario. It was inspired by a senseless crime Nkunda witnessed in Kigali, and by Ken Loach's 1966 film Cathy Come Home. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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