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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • ARRAY
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • ARRAY
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary At the time of 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 e...

Directed By: Alrick Brown

Written By: Patricia Janvier, Ishmael Ntihabose, Charles Plath, Alrick Brown

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • ARRAY
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • ARRAY
  • 1 h 40 m

Kinyarwanda

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
69
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
7.3
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Summary At the time of 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 e...

Directed By: Alrick Brown

Written By: Patricia Janvier, Ishmael Ntihabose, Charles Plath, Alrick Brown

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
69
67% Positive
4 Reviews
17% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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17% Mixed
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17% Negative
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100
Feb 11, 2012
After seeing Kinyarwanda, I have a different kind of feeling about the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994. The film approaches it not as a story line but as a series of intense personal moments.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
90
Feb 11, 2012
Cast with both professional and novice actors (which results in uneven performances), the beautifully shot film is filled with exquisite moments.
By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 11, 2012
By detailing the allegiance between Tutsi Muslims and Christian Hutus, and the fatwa issued by a Muslim leader forbidding his followers to participate in the massacres, the film is hopeful rather than horrific, even as it describes events of impossible savagery and hate.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 11, 2012
This ambitious first feature film about the period made entirely by Rwandans (shot in a remarkable 16 days), while hardly an all-inclusive look at this complex conflict, paints a heartfelt, fairly restrained picture of a nation under siege.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 11, 2012
Dry but thoughtful drama.
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30
Feb 11, 2012
Doubly disappointing considering that it marks the first feature by Rwandan filmmakers to address the country's 1994 Hutu-on-Tutsi genocide, Kinyarwanda awkwardly and fitfully patches together a half-dozen story strands meant to provide a panoramic view of war and reconciliation.
By Robert Koehler FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
7.3
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Production Company Blok Box IMG, Cineduc Rwanda, Commission Européenne, KinyarwandaMovie, Visigoth Pictures
Release Date Nov 30, 2011
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline During the Rwandan genocide, when neighbors killed neighbors and friends betrayed friends, some crossed lines of hatred to protect each other.
Website http://www.kinyarwandamovie.com/
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Awards

Image Awards (NAACP)
• 3 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
AFI Fest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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