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5.4 1h 53m

Birds Are Singing in Kigali

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.

Top Cast

  • Jowita Budnik

    Jowita Budnik

    Anna Keller

  • Eliane Umuhire

    Eliane Umuhire

    Claudine Mugambira

  • Witold Wieliński

    Witold Wieliński

    Witek

  • Ciza Remy Muhirwa

    Ciza Remy Muhirwa

    Jean Paul

  • Herve Kimenyi Rutaremara

    Herve Kimenyi Rutaremara

    Sebastian

  • Didacienne Nibagwire

    Didacienne Nibagwire

    Marie-Christine

  • Anna Ilczuk

    Anna Ilczuk

    Katarzyna Falska

  • Aleksander Mikołajczak

    Aleksander Mikołajczak

    colonel

  • Jerzy Gudejko

    Jerzy Gudejko

    Jan

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.

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