Sometimes in April (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Raoul Peck

Writer (WGA):

Raoul Peck (written by)

Release Date:

19 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | War

Plot:

Debra Winger, Oris Erhuero and Idris Elba star in this drama framed by the Rwandan genocide. |

Plot Keywords:

Genocide | Rwanda | Mass Child Killing | Africa | Hutu

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Idris Elba	...	Augustin
Carole Karemera	...	Jeanne
Pamela Nomvete	...	Martine
Oris Erhuero	...	Honoré
Fraser James	...	Xavier
Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga	...	Colonel Bagosora
Cleophas Kabasita	...	Valentine (as Cléophas Kabasiita)
Noah Emmerich	...	Lionel Quaid
Debra Winger	...	Prudence Bushnell
Peninah Abatoni	...	Woman Refugee #1
Ashani Alles	...	Prosecutor
Hope Azeda	...	Brigitte
Théogène Barasa	...	RAF Soldier #1
Dan Barlow	...	Belgian UN Soldier
Johannes Bausch	...	UN Officer #1

Also Known As:

Quelques jours en avril (France)

Runtime:

140 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English | Kinyarwanda

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | UK:15 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Kigali, Rwanda

Company:

CINEFACTO

Quotes:

Jeanne: It's happening, isn't it? I should never have listened to you! We should have left a long time ago for Kenya or for Senegal, I don't know, but...!
Augustin: I'm in the military. This is our home.
Jeanne: Yes, but tell me: how can I call this home when I'm living in constant fear, Augustin? I already lost most of my family in '92. There's only us now.
Augustin: I can't just get up and run! Abandon everything? What?
Jeanne: We should have brought Anne-Marie back sooner!
Augustin: She's safer in the countryside than in Kigali. Come on!
Jeanne: Come on, wake up!... Nobody is safe in this country! Have you seen the Hutu Ten Commandments? Somebody put it on my desk today at the hospital! They even underlined number seven: "The Rwandese Armed Forces shall be exclusively Hutu; no member of the military shall marry a Tutsi."
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Movie Connections:

Features "NBC Nightly News" (1970)

Soundtrack:

Sangela

very moving

I saw this last evening at a screening here in LA. I was extremely moved by the content and the way everything was shown. Having it filmed in Rwanda made a big difference. In 1994, I was 14 years old and I honestly did not hear anything about the genocide until 1999 when I was in college and studied it in my Ethnic and Minority Issues class. I was amazed to learn even more from this film. The acting was remarkable. Before the screening a historian talked about the genocide and then the director addressed the audience. His passion for this project was clear, and I think that having it on HBO gave him a lot of artistic freedom I highly recommend seeing this film just for educational value...you will come away impressed and contemplative.