Film
Birds Are Singing in Kigali
2017 · 1h 53m · Drama · History
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- 5.5
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Overview
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
Jowita Budnik
Anna Keller
Eliane Umuhire
Claudine Mugambira
Witold Wieliński
Witek
Ciza Remy Muhirwa
Jean Paul
Herve Kimenyi Rutaremara
Sebastian
Didacienne Nibagwire
Marie-Christine
Anna Ilczuk
Katarzyna Falska
Aleksander Mikołajczak
colonel
Jerzy Gudejko
Jan
Maciej Tomaszewski
clerk
Wiesław Cichy
officer
Bolesław Abart
Horst Keller
Mazimpaka Kennedy
Bitero
Joel Echallier
Wolf
Alicja Smotryś
nun
Maciej Wojdyła
policeman
Crew
- Joanna Kos-KrauzeDirector · Producer · Screenplay
- Krzysztof KrauzeDirector · Screenplay
- Krzysztof PtakDirector of Photography
- Józefina Gocman-DicksDirector of Photography
- Wojciech StarońDirector of Photography
- Paweł SzymańskiOriginal Music Composer
- Katarzyna LeśniakEditor
- Elżbieta BenkowskaCasting
- Hope AzedaCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 22, 2017
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Polish
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Budget
- $1,480,000
- Genres
- Drama, History
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