- A Sunday in Kigali
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name = A Sunday in Kigali
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director =Robert Favreau
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writer = Robert Favreau (screenplay)Gil Courtemanche (original novel)
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starring =Luc Picard Fatou N'Diaye
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runtime = 118 mins
country =Canada
language = French
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imdb_id = 0463385"A Sunday in Kigali" (original French title: "Un dimanche à Kigali") is a 2006 Canadian feature film set during the
Rwanda n genocide.Directed by Robert Favreau, it relates the story of Bernard Valcourt, a documentary film maker and journalist who falls in love with a young Rwandan woman, Gentille, who works at the Hôtel Des Mille Collines. The brutal violence of the
Rwandan genocide separates them; a few months later, Bernard returns to Rwanda seeking Gentille. Most of the narrative unfolds in retrospect.The film is based on the novel "
A Sunday at the pool in Kigali ", byGil Courtemanche .Release
"A Sunday in Kigali" grossed $1.1 million Canadian in Quebec in the fall of 2006, and is set for Sept. 23 release in English-lingo Canada. Vid and cable are the best options in other territories.
Cast
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Luc Picard ... Bernard Valcourt
*Fatou N'Diaye ... Gentille
*Vincent Bilodeau
*Céline Bonnier
*Geneviève Brouillette
*Alice Isimbi
*Fayolle Jean
*Maka Kotto
*Louise Laparé
*Alexis Martin
*Luck Mervil
*Mireille Metellus
*Luc Proulx
*Guy Thauvette ... Lt. Roméo Dallaire
*Erwin Weche External links
*imdb title|id=0463385|title=A Sunday in Kigali
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