A Sunday in Kigali
2006, French. Directed by Robert Favreau.
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. When the genocide of the Tutsis by the Hutus in Rwanda begins, Bernard does not succeed in escaping with Gentille to Canada. When the genocide finishes in July 1994, Bernard returns to the chaotic Kigali seeking out Gentille in the middle of destruction and dead bodies.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Robert FavreauDirector
- Luc PicardBernard Valcourt
- Fatou N'DiayeGentille
- Céline BonnierÉlise
- Luck MervilRaphaël
- Maka KottoManu
- Fayolle JeanVictor
- Léonce NgaboMaurice
- Jean-Chris Banange SemutakirwaModeste
- Erwin WecheD.J. Rock
- Mireille MetellusAgathe
- Natasha MuziramakengaÉmerita
- Guy ThauvetteGénéral Roméo Dallaire
Details
- Released
- 3 March 2006
- Original title
- Un dimanche à Kigali
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- Gil Courtemanche, Robert Favreau
- Budget
- $5.5M
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What A Sunday in Kigali is based on
A Sunday in Kigali is based on A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali, a 2000 novel by Gil Courtemanche.
Novel · 2000
A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali
By Gil Courtemanche
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A Sunday in Kigali runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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Who directed A Sunday in Kigali?
A Sunday in Kigali (2006) was directed by Robert Favreau and stars Luc Picard, Fatou N'Diaye, Céline Bonnier.
What is A Sunday in Kigali based on?
A Sunday in Kigali is based on A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali, a 2000 novel by Gil Courtemanche.