This is a series which started very strongly and demanded attention, but gradually sank into pretension and little more than symbolism. The story is a good one and there are good performances by all of the leading characters, but it just seems to get slower and more dreary as it goes along. Far too many
'meaningful' long shots and far too much time spent on trying to create what passes for 'atmosphere'.
The Rwandan genocide was a terrible thing and it deserved better treatment than this rather weak effort. The one good thing to come out of the series has been the appearance of several largely unknown, at least to me, actors whom we can hope to see more of in the future.
The Rwandan genocide was a terrible thing and it deserved better treatment than this rather weak effort. The one good thing to come out of the series has been the appearance of several largely unknown, at least to me, actors whom we can hope to see more of in the future.