The Day God Walked Away
2009, French. Directed by Philippe Van Leeuw.
In 1994, in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, during the first days of the Tutsi genocide. Jacqueline, a young Tutsi nanny, returns home, in her village, desperately looking for her children. When she finds them lying lifeless among the corpses, Jacqueline takes refuge in the forest, where she gradually sinks into madness...
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Philippe Van LeeuwDirector
- Ruth NirereJacqueline
- Afazali DewaeleThe wounded man
- Lætitia RevaKarin
- Pierrick Le PochatJean-Pierre
- Juliette NsengiyumyaFille de Jacqueline
- Ismael DusengimanaChef
- Aphrodice TuyizereL'ado armé
- Emmanuel KayitabaTueur
- Lola TuyaertsCast
- Mariam MupenziMégère
- Pacifique NiyotwizeraFils de Jacqueline
Details
- Released
- 28 October 2009
- Original title
- Le jour où Dieu est parti en voyage
- Country
- Belgium, France
- Written by
- Philippe Van Leeuw
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The Day God Walked Away isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 October 2009. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Day God Walked Away?
The Day God Walked Away (2009) was directed by Philippe Van Leeuw and stars Ruth Nirere, Afazali Dewaele, Lætitia Reva.