A Sunday in Kigali
2006•1h 58m•7.3•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Robert Favreau
Writer
Gil Courtemanche, Robert Favreau
Budget
$6M
Languages
English, French
Studio
Equinoxe Films
Cast
Luc Picard
Bernard Valcourt
Fatou N'Diaye
Gentille
Céline Bonnier
Élise
Luck Mervil
Raphaël
Maka Kotto
Manu
Fayolle Jean
Victor
Léonce Ngabo
Maurice
Jean-Chris Banange Semutakirwa
Modeste
Erwin Weche
D.J. Rock
Mireille Metellus
Agathe
Natasha Muziramakenga
Émerita
Guy Thauvette
Général Roméo Dallaire
Luc Proulx
Père Louis
Geneviève Brouillette
Madame la Consule
Louise Laparé
Francine
Production
Company
Equinoxe Films
Producer
Michel Mosca
Producer
Lyse Lafontaine
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