A Sunday in Kigali

A Sunday in Kigali (2006)

Un dimanche à Kigali

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.

Date of release
2006-03-03
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Drama
Director
Robert Favreau

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali

A Sunday in 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.

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