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Birds Are Singing in Kigali

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2017 | 113 min | Drama, History

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved Hotel Rwanda or Gorillas in the Mist, start here.
The mood
Harrowing.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
What might put you off
It's in Polish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 1K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze

  • Jowita BudnikAnna Keller
  • Eliane UmuhireClaudine Mugambira
  • Witold WielińskiWitek
  • Ciza Remy MuhirwaJean Paul
  • Herve Kimenyi RutaremaraSebastian
  • Didacienne NibagwireMarie-Christine
  • Anna IlczukKatarzyna Falska
  • Aleksander Mikołajczakcolonel
  • Jerzy GudejkoJan
  • Maciej Tomaszewskiclerk