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54% Critic Match
Birds Are Singing in Kigali
5.4 / 10• 2017• 1h 53m•NR• Polish
DramaHistory
Storyline
We meet ornithologist Anna in 1994 just as genocide is raging in Rwanda, perpetrated by the majority Hutus against the Tutsis. Anna manages to save the daughter of a colleague whose family has been murdered, and she takes her to Poland. But the woman returns to Rwanda to visit the graves of her loved ones. The director originally worked on the movie with her husband Krzysztof Krauze (My Nikifor – Crystal Globe, KVIFF 2005), but after his death in 2014 she eventually finished this challenging picture alone.
Cast & Crew
Jowita Budnik
Anna Keller
Lead
Eliane Umuhire
Claudine Mugambira
Witold Wieliński
Witek
CR
Ciza Remy Muhirwa
Jean Paul
HK
Herve Kimenyi Rutaremara
Sebastian
DN
Didacienne Nibagwire
Marie-Christine
AI
Anna Ilczuk
Katarzyna Falska
Aleksander Mikołajczak
colonel
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joanna Kos-Krauze's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Birds Are Singing in Kigali is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
