Sometimes in April

original title:
Sometimes in April
other titles:
(Jedes Jahr im April), (Immer wieder im April), (Als das Morden begann)
country / year of production:
France , USA , Rwanda / 2004
original length:
140 min. , color
premiere:
D: 17 February 2005, Berlin International Film Festival
genre:
melodrama
based on:
director:
Raoul Peck
film script:
Raoul Peck
producer:
Raoul Peck , Joel Stillerman
cinematographer:
Eric Guichard
editor:
Jacques Comets
composer:
Bruno Coulais
cast (role):
Idris Elba (Augustin) , Carole Karemera (Jeanne) , Pamela Nomvete (Martine) , Oris Erhuero (Honoré) , James Fraser (Xavier) , Idris Elba , Carole Karemera , Pamela Nomvete , Oris Erhuero , James Fraser
more:
plot synopsis:
Nine years after the Hutu's genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda two Hutu brothers meet again. One, Honoré Muganza, was a radio commentator, who at the time called for the murder of the Tutsi.
The other brother, the soldier Augustin, together with his comrade Xavier defied
their military superiors’ instructions in order to get Augustin's Tutsi wife and children to safety. But Augustin fails to reach them and is arrested without a notice on the fate of his family.
Now, he decides to put the past behind him and start a new life with his girlfriend, Martine. The couple attend the UN tribunal in Arusha, where Augustin’s brother, Honoré, must answer to a Truth and Reconciliation commission for the inflammatory role that he and other journalists played in this devastating civil war...
keywords:
friends on opposite sides , genocide , UN soldiers , massacre , racism , children
war:
Ruandian Civil War (1994)
literature:
Roméo Dallaire. Shake hands with the devil. The failure of humanity in Rwanda. New York: Carroll & Graf, 2005.
remarks:
The film is based on true stories: director Peck uses interviews, archive footage and acted scenes that he recontructs at the sites of the original events.

Homepage: http://www.hbo.com/films/sometimesinapril/

Was nominated for an "Emmy" and the "Satellite Award" in 2005.
availability:
VHS NTSC, DVD