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fyeahafrica:

The Story of Kinyarwanda
During the Rwandan genocide, when neighbors killed neighbors and friends betrayed friends, some crossed lines of hatred to protect each other.
At the time of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the Mufti of Rwanda, the most respected Muslim leader in the country, issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims from participating in the killing of the Tutsi. As the country became a slaughterhouse, mosques became places of refuge where Muslims and Christians, Hutus and Tutsis came together to protect each other. KINYARWANDA is based on true accounts from survivors who took refuge at the Grand Mosque of Kigali and the madrassa of Nyanza. It recounts how the Imams opened the doors of the mosques to give refuge to the Tutsi and those Hutu who refused to participate in the killing.
KINYARWANDA interweaves six different tales that together form one grand narrative that provides the most complex and real depiction yet presented of human resilience and life during the genocide. With an amalgamation of characters, we pay homage to many, using the voices of a few.
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The Story of Kinyarwanda

During the Rwandan genocide, when neighbors killed neighbors and friends betrayed friends, some crossed lines of hatred to protect each other.

At the time of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the Mufti of Rwanda, the most respected Muslim leader in the country, issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims from participating in the killing of the Tutsi. As the country became a slaughterhouse, mosques became places of refuge where Muslims and Christians, Hutus and Tutsis came together to protect each other. KINYARWANDA is based on true accounts from survivors who took refuge at the Grand Mosque of Kigali and the madrassa of Nyanza. It recounts how the Imams opened the doors of the mosques to give refuge to the Tutsi and those Hutu who refused to participate in the killing.

KINYARWANDA interweaves six different tales that together form one grand narrative that provides the most complex and real depiction yet presented of human resilience and life during the genocide. With an amalgamation of characters, we pay homage to many, using the voices of a few.

See The Trailer

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09/25/11

rossbirks:

#321 The Hit (1984) Dir. Stephen Frears

A great and low-key little crime movie. What I loved about it was how the whole film seemed built around this one little scenario that most mob-movies have but usually don’t even bother to touch upon. The movie is all about John Hurt and Tim Roth picking up Terence Stamp and taking him from A to B where they intend to kill him. Most movies would just get rid of the entire car ride with a cut but Frears made a whole movie about it.

09/19/11

oliveontheroad:

Midnight in Paris (2011)
Directed by: Woody Allen Written by: Woody Allen
Starring: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy, Michael Sheen, Nina Arianda, Carla Bruni, Alison Pill, Marion Cotillard, Tom Hiddleston, Kathy Bates, Léa Seydoux, Adrien Brody

It’s nice to know that, even after a bunch of so-so films from Woody Allen over the past decade, he can make something that rings true to his earlier sensibilities and give the audience a bit of much needed romantic and charming whimsy with a dash of wit.

This honestly would have been an easily rated 5 out of 5 for me if it were not for *believe me I’m cringing at saying this* every single scene with Rachel McAdams, the parents, and anyone not in Owen Wilson’s historic fantastical type world of sorts. I love the actors rooted in the real world, but their characters were beyond cartoon and irksome. Perhaps that was the point, but every time Wilson had to interact with them, the movie started to drag, and I found myself looking at my watch so-to-speak (I say so-to-speak because I don’t actually have…a watch).

Still…thank you Mr. Allen for a fantastic and yeah…magical (however cheesy it sounds) film!

My rating: 4.5/5

09/5/11