Rwanda Rising (2007)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

CB Hackworth

Writers:

CB Hackworth (writer)
Andrew Young (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A story of forgiveness and reconciliation in the aftermath of genocide. |

Cast

Andrew Young	...	Presenter / Former Ambassador to the United Nations
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Bosco Bisimana	...	Himself - Farmer
John Bryant	...	Himself - Founder & CEO, Operation Hope
LeVar Burton	...	John Bosco Bisimana (voice)
Bill Clinton	...	Himself - 42nd President of the United States
Beatrice Gakuba	...	Herself - Entrepreneur
Danny Glover	...	Father Aime Rukanika (voice)
Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Eyewitness (voice)
Jasmine Guy	...	Ephigenie Mukanyandwi (voice)
Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	Ipaule Kalisa (voice)
Quincy Jones	...	Himself / Musician, Composer and Producer
Paul Kagame	...	Himself / President of Rwanda
Elias Kiwanuka	...	Himself - Roman Catholic Priest
Carlton Masters	...	Himself - President & Ceo, GoodWorks International
Romain Maurenzi	...	Himself - Rwanda's Minister of Education, Science & Technology
Efigenie Mukantabana	...	Herself - Basket Weaver
Domitila Mukantaganzwa	...	Herself - Executive Secretary, Rwanda's Gacaca Department
Ephigenie Mukanyandwi	...	Herself - Basket Weaver
Harriet Mutegwaraba	...	Herself - Guide, Kigali Memorial Centre
Theoneste Mutsindashyaka	...	Himself - Governor, Rwanda's Eastern Province
Janet Nkubana	...	Herself / Basket Wholesaler
Eugene Nyagahene	...	Himself - Entrepreneur
Jeanette Nyirabagarwa	...	Herself - Warehouse & Stock Manager
Oliver Nzambonima	...	Himself - Guide
Elizabeth Omilami	...	Efigenie Mukantabana (voice)
Door Plantenga	...	Herself - Managing Director, Bralirwa
Phylicia Rashad	...	Historical Narration
Harrison Riobe	...	Himself - Accountant
Rosette Chantal Rugamba	...	Herself - Rwanda's Director General of Tourism
Aime Rukanika	...	Himself - Roman Catholic Priest
Tim Schilling	...	Himself - Agronomist, Texas A&M
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Berne Mukaniwisi (voice)
Cicely Tyson	...	Voice of Jeanette Nyirabagarwa
Forest Whitaker	...	Gacaca Judge (voice)
Paul Wolfowitz	...	Himself / President, The World Bank

Runtime:

USA:80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Rwanda

Company:

GoodWorks Productions

Trivia:

"Rwanda Rising," in a manner of speaking, "reunites" three of the cast members of "Roots." Louis Gossett Jr., Levar Burton and Cicely Tyson are among the celebrities who provide cameo voiceovers for the documentary. In addition, Quincy Jones -- who wrote the score for "Roots" -- appears in "Rwanda Rising" as a key interview.

Soundtrack:

We Are Beautiful