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God Sleeps in Rwanda

  • 2005
  • 28m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
125
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God Sleeps in Rwanda (2005)
DocumentaryShort

A powerful documentary about five women whose lives have been irrevocably altered by the Rwandan genocide. With the country left nearly 70% female in the wake of the massacres, "God Sleeps I... Read allA powerful documentary about five women whose lives have been irrevocably altered by the Rwandan genocide. With the country left nearly 70% female in the wake of the massacres, "God Sleeps In Rwanda" is a lucid portrait of the much larger change affected by women in the East Afri... Read allA powerful documentary about five women whose lives have been irrevocably altered by the Rwandan genocide. With the country left nearly 70% female in the wake of the massacres, "God Sleeps In Rwanda" is a lucid portrait of the much larger change affected by women in the East African country.

  • Directors
    • Kimberlee Acquaro
    • Stacy Sherman
  • Writers
    • Kimberlee Acquaro
    • Stacy Sherman
  • Star
    • Rosario Dawson
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    125
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Kimberlee Acquaro
      • Stacy Sherman
    • Writers
      • Kimberlee Acquaro
      • Stacy Sherman
    • Star
      • Rosario Dawson
    • 2User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Billy Ray and Stacy Sherman at an event for God Sleeps in Rwanda (2005)
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    Craig Tanner, Stacy Sherman, and Kimberlee Acquaro at an event for God Sleeps in Rwanda (2005)
    Martha Plimpton, Fred Armisen, Stacy Sherman, and Kimberlee Acquaro at an event for God Sleeps in Rwanda (2005)
    Martha Plimpton at an event for God Sleeps in Rwanda (2005)
    Martha Plimpton at an event for God Sleeps in Rwanda (2005)
    Stacy Sherman and Kimberlee Acquaro at an event for God Sleeps in Rwanda (2005)
    God Sleeps in Rwanda (2005)

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    Rosario Dawson
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      • Kimberlee Acquaro
      • Stacy Sherman
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      • Kimberlee Acquaro
      • Stacy Sherman
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    8/10
    Moving stories of women who survived the Rwandan genocide
    This film relates the stories of five women who survived the Rwandan genocide. The filmmakers wisely keep themselves out of the picture and instead let the women tell their stories in their own words. Their experiences were so horrific that it's hard to watch without crying. Yet there's nothing self-pitying in their words-- what happened, happened, and now they must go on as best as they can. All of these women are courageous, but I was most affected by the words of a young girl who became the head of her family at the age of 12 after her parents were killed. In the years since the genocide, she has devoted herself to caring for her younger siblings. At the film's end, she reflects, "I don't think my parents would be happy to see me (spending her young life raising her brothers and sisters). But I think they would be proud."

    "God Sleeps in Rwanda" is far and away the strongest nominee for Best Documentary Short Subject for 2005.
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    • Release date
      • August 15, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Kigali, Rwanda
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      28 minutes
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      • 1.33 : 1

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