Munyurangabo (2007)

Director:

Lee Isaac Chung

Writers:

Samuel Gray Anderson, Lee Isaac Chung

Stars:

Jeff Rutagengwa, Eric Ndorunkundiye, Jean Marie Vianney Nkurikiyinka

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jeff Rutagengwa	...	Munyurangabo
Eric Ndorunkundiye	...	Sangwa
Jean Marie Vianney Nkurikiyinka	...	Papa Sangwa
Jean Pierre Harerimana	...	Gwiza
Narcicia Nyirabucyeye	...	Mama Sangwa
Edouard B. Uwayo	...	Poet
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pierre Claver Kayitsinga	...	Killer
Etienne Rugazora	...	Father of Munyurangabo

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

rwanda | genocide | orphan | africa

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Taglines:

An orphan of the Rwandan genocide travels from Kigali to the countryside on a quest for justice.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Rwanda USA

Language:

Kinyarwanda

Release Date:

15 May 2008 (Belgium)

Filming Locations:

Rwanda

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,703 (USA) (29 May 2009)

Gross:

$7,001 (USA) (7 August 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Almond Tree Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first dramatic feature in the Kinyarwanda language.

User Reviews

Deeply influencing

A very good movie about the violence in Rwanda presented without any violence.The movie made me want to see more of movies from the African subcontinent but I could not find any in the library today.The documentary feel is beautifully present in the movie all through out.

Very real and down-to-earth people.The children acted very well.There was a striking piece of poetry in the movie too.There were many memorable scenes in the movie - the father scolding the son for being away from home for 3 years or so and not fulfilling his responsibilities , the mother saving the food for the son saying "There is no food but there is food for you".

Seemingly a very slow movie, but offers a lot of content - very close to life. Two boys drink together and the first one tells the other one that he can take his cow. When the father learns of the son's plan to murder his friend's father's killer , the father gets angry and beats him black and blue. That scene has been taken with so much originality that you might think it is from a news footage.

The movie has encouraged me to explore on the subject of violence in Rwanda.