Top-rated Rwanda movies

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1 Sometimes in April (2005)

Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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2005-02-17 | Drama / History

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Idris Elba, Carole Karemera

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  1. Ranked #126 for
    bludgeoned to death
  2. Ranked #155 for
    proof positive
  3. Ranked #197 for
    innocent man

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2 Munyurangabo (2008)

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

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2008-05-15 | Drama

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Jeff Rutagengwa, Eric Ndorunkundiye

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rating icon 6.7
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  1. Ranked #317 for
    with light moments
  2. Ranked #325 for
    most moving
  3. Ranked #449 for
    didactic

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3 Rising from Ashes (2013)

“Rising from Ashes” is a feature length documentary about the first Rwandan National Cycling Team and their six year journey to the Olympic games in London. It's not about the bike. It's about second chances, how our past doesn't have to define our future, and the impossible triumph of the human spirit over one of the world's most devastating genocides.

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2013-08-02 |

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Forest Whitaker

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rating icon 6.5
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  1. Ranked #4010 for
    mythology extending
  2. Ranked #4632 for
    Survival Movie
  3. Ranked #5080 for
    juxtaposition

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4 Neptune Frost (2022)

In the hilltops of Burundi, a group of escaped coltan miners form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective. From their camp in an otherworldly e-waste dump, they attempt a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region's natural resources – and its people. When an intersex runaway and an escaped coltan miner find each other through cosmic forces, their connection sparks glitches within the greater divine circuitry.

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2022-06-03 | Drama / Science Fiction

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Cheryl Isheja, Bertrand Ninteretse

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rating icon 6.333
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  1. Ranked #2 for
    ambient
  2. Ranked #3 for
    oneiric
  3. Ranked #4 for
    minimal character development

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5 Our Lady of the Nile (2020)

Rwanda, 1973. In the prestigious catholic institute 'Notre-Dame du Nil', perched on a hill, young Rwandan girls study to become the elite of the country. In the process of graduating, they share the same dormitory, the same dreams, the same problems of teenage girls. But in every corner of the country as well as in the school there are deep antagonisms that will forever change the destiny of these young girls and the whole country.

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2020-02-05 | Drama

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Amanda Mugabezaki, Clariella Bizimana

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rating icon 6.2
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  1. Ranked #2 for
    misleading
  2. Ranked #5 for
    most poignant
  3. Ranked #5 for
    redoubtable

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6 Behind This Convent

April 10th, 1994. Killers stormed a convent in of the small hill towns of Rwanda. They selected two hundred Tutsis from the group and executed them behind this convent. Behind This Convent is the story of from the point of view of survivors who have witnessed the darkest hour of the Rwandan genocide of 1994.

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7 The Bride (2023)

Eva, a young Rwandan woman, dreams of attending medical school. But her aspirations are interrupted when she is kidnapped by a group of men as a part of the Guterura rite of enforced marriage. Abandoned by her family, she struggles to cope with the grim reality of her new life with her new husband Silas and his cousin. While Silas is away working, the two young women form a tender connection as they spend their days doing household chores, beading, making tea, and swapping family histories and memories of the genocide. Despite this newfound ally, Eva contemplates running away to a life of freedom.

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2023-02-19 | Drama

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Sandra Umulisa, Aline Amike

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rating icon 6.0
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8 The Mercy of the Jungle (2019)

The Mercy of the Jungle is a road movie that deals with wars in Congo through the eyes of two lost soldiers in the jungle by showcasing their struggle, weakness and hope.

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2019-04-24 | War / Drama

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Marc Zinga, Stéphane Bak

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rating icon 5.8
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9 Father's Day (2022)

Three family stories intersect in present-day Rwanda: a mother tries to cope with the loss of her son, a young woman takes care of the ailing father she never truly loved, and a small-time criminal prepares his son for a life of living by his wits.

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2022-02-16 | Drama

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10 Unforgiven: Rwanda

What is a socially acceptable conversation when your family's killer sits down to dinner? 'Unforgiven' explores the interactions between murderers, rapists, thieves and their victims in this documentary exploring the power of restorative justice, forgiveness and reconciliation 20 years after the Rwandan Genocide.

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