Kinyarwanda
AFFRM | Release Date: November 30, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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100
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertFeb 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. Read full review
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Village VoiceErnest HardyFeb 11, 2012
Cast with both professional and novice actors (which results in uneven performances), the beautifully shot film is filled with exquisite moments. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaFeb 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. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinFeb 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. Read full review
60
The New York TimesDavid DeWittFeb 11, 2012
Dry but thoughtful drama. Read full review
30
VarietyRobert KoehlerFeb 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. Read full review
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