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:

Valentine: When a man leads assassins, he is also an assassin.

Movie Connections:

Features The Great Dictator (1940)

Soundtrack:

Toyambana

Powerful film, more realistic than Hotel Rwanda!

I saw this at the Berlin film festival and I think it shoulda won (it got a standing ovation). This film really isn't as pleasant and slick as Hotel Rwanda with its heroic Schilder's List kinda character, but it makes you aware of the whole picture. i actually think they compliment each other well, since this is the more realistic version. I didn't know much about the Rwandan genocide that happened just recently in 1994, where they almost killed a million people, and felt ashamed for the way the Western world, mainly the US and Europeans, looked away, which is the point of the movie. The complicated flashback structure can be a bit confusing, but the film really makes a strong point and shows the creepy way how things get out of hand very quickly. It's heartbreaking and hard to watch sometimes, but it's a powerful and most of all very realistic movie (I read they shot it in Rwanda on location, while Hotel was shot in South Africa).