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Un Dimanche à Kigali (2006)
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In April 1994, the middle-aged Canadian journalist Bernard Valcourt is making a documentary in Kigali about AIDS. He secretly falls in love for the Tutsi waitress of his hotel Gentille, who is younger than him, in a period of violent racial conflicts. When the genocide of the Tutsis by the Hutus in Rwanda begins, Bernard does not succeed in escaping with Gentille to Canada. When the genocide finishes in July 1994, Bernard returns to the chaotic Kigali seeking out Gentille in the middle of destruction and dead bodies. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Style:
thought provoking, serious, emotional, bleak, captivating, realistic, touching, contemplative
Plot:
fall in love, rwandan genocide, genocide, aids, interracial romance, love affair, social differences, politics, racism, love and romance, life is a bitch, journalism, society, against humanity, hopes, chaos and mayhem, rape, reporter, human rights, interracial couple, civil war, young woman, journalist, waitress, anti war ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
rwanda, africa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, bleak and disturbing films with plots about society, war, state affairs, life is a bitch, against humanity, politics and genocide mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like Un Dimanche à Kigali: Shake Hands with the Devil (2007), Eleni (1985), Attack on Darfur (2009), Live from Baghdad (2002), The Sleeping Voice (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Canada
Duration: 112 min.
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Duration: 114 min.
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Duration: 98 min.
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Duration: 128 min.
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Duration: 140 min.
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Time:
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Story:
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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