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Apr 12, 2006 · A Sunday in Kigali: Directed by Robert Favreau. With Luc Picard, Fatou N'Diaye, Céline Bonnier, Luck Mervil. In April 1994, the middle-aged Canadian journalist Bernard Valcourt is making a documentary in Kigali about AIDS.
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- Drama, War
- Robert Favreau
- 2006-04-12
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.
- CAN $7,000,000
- Jorane
- April 2006
- Lyse Lafontaine and Michael Mosca
A Sunday in Kigali 2006 1h 59m Drama List Reviews 88% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score A disillusioned journalist falls in love with a young Rwandan woman, but civil war separates them.
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- Robert Favreau
- Drama
- Luc Picard
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Synopsis by Nathan Southern. Set against the backdrop of the 100-day Rwandan genocide, Robert Favreau's harrowing drama Un Dimanche à Kigali cuts back and forth between two time sequences. One unfolds as a flashback, prior to the genocide, when journalist Bernard Valcourt (Luc Picard) meets waitress Gentille (Fatou N'Diaye) at the Hôtel des ...
- Robert Favreau
When the genocide finishes in July 1994, Bernard returns to the chaotic Kigali seeking out Gentille in the middle of destruction and dead bodies. The heartbreaking and powerful "Un Dimanche à Kigali" is certainly the best Canadian movie I have ever seen.
Overview. 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.
Synopsis. A Sunday in Kigali (original French title: Un dimanche à Kigali) is a 2006 Canadian feature film set during the Rwandan genocide. Directed by Robert Favreau, it relates the story of Bernard Valcourt, a documentary film maker and journalist who falls in love with a young Rwandan woman, Gentille, who works at the Hôtel Des Mille Collines.
