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Quelques jours en avril

Original title: Sometimes in April
  • TV Movie
  • 2005
  • TV-MA
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
6.3K
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Quelques jours en avril (2005)
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When the Hutu nationalists raised arms against their Tutsi countrymen in Rwanda in April 1994, the violent uprising marked the beginning of one of the darkest times in African history which ... Read allWhen the Hutu nationalists raised arms against their Tutsi countrymen in Rwanda in April 1994, the violent uprising marked the beginning of one of the darkest times in African history which resulted in the deaths of almost 800,000 people.When the Hutu nationalists raised arms against their Tutsi countrymen in Rwanda in April 1994, the violent uprising marked the beginning of one of the darkest times in African history which resulted in the deaths of almost 800,000 people.

  • Director
    • Raoul Peck
  • Writer
    • Raoul Peck
  • Stars
    • Idris Elba
    • Carole Karemera
    • Pamela Nomvete
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  • IMDb RATING
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    6.3K
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    • Director
      • Raoul Peck
    • Writer
      • Raoul Peck
    • Stars
      • Idris Elba
      • Carole Karemera
      • Pamela Nomvete
    • 57User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Idris Elba
    Idris Elba
    • Augustin
    Carole Karemera
    • Jeanne, Augustin's wife
    Pamela Nomvete
    Pamela Nomvete
    • Martine
    Oris Erhuero
    Oris Erhuero
    • Honoré
    Fraser James
    Fraser James
    • Xavier
    Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga
    • Colonel Bagosora
    Cleophas Kabasita
    • Valentine
    • (as Cléophas Kabasiita)
    Noah Emmerich
    Noah Emmerich
    • Lionel Quaid
    Debra Winger
    Debra Winger
    • Prudence Bushnell
    Peninah Abatoni
    • Woman Refugee #1
    Ashani Alles
    • Prosecutor
    Hope Azeda
    • Brigitte
    Théogène Barasa
    • RAF Soldier #1
    Dan Barlow
    • Belgian UN Soldier
    Johannes Bausch
    • UN Officer #1
    Jay Benedict
    Jay Benedict
    • Bushnell's Colleague
    Andrew Benon Kibuuka
    • Father Munanira
    • (as Andrew Benon)
    Paul Boneza
    • RAF Soldier #2
    • Director
      • Raoul Peck
    • Writer
      • Raoul Peck
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    8eurofilm-4

    Powerful film, more realistic than Hotel Rwanda!

    I saw this at the Berlin film festival and I think it shoulda won (it got a standing ovation). This film really isn't as pleasant and slick as Hotel Rwanda with its heroic Schilder's List kinda character, but it makes you aware of the whole picture. i actually think they compliment each other well, since this is the more realistic version. I didn't know much about the Rwandan genocide that happened just recently in 1994, where they almost killed a million people, and felt ashamed for the way the Western world, mainly the US and Europeans, looked away, which is the point of the movie. The complicated flashback structure can be a bit confusing, but the film really makes a strong point and shows the creepy way how things get out of hand very quickly. It's heartbreaking and hard to watch sometimes, but it's a powerful and most of all very realistic movie (I read they shot it in Rwanda on location, while Hotel was shot in South Africa).
    9Shaheed79

    And we wonder why people are willing to end their lives to get away from this world.

    What I'm about to say is as controversial as this film. Just like many times in the past the events of Rawanda shows the true nature of man-kinds ability to demean a group or sub-group to such a level that to take the life of a woman or child bares no moral consequence. What about the lives of hundreds of thousands women and children? By broadcasting racial propaganda against the Tutsis the Hutus were able to use the assassination of their President as a springboard for hate and genocide towards the Tutsis Rwanda citizens. Hate of another racial, religious or political group or sub-group is the most used method of control throughout human history. By classifying the term "Cock-Roaches" towards the Tutsis the Hutus were able to see them as less than human making murder more acceptable and without moral consequence.

    This movie touched me deeply because it showed the true unforgiving brutality of man with very few moments of sincere sympathy towards the cause of the oppressed. Which is the reality of it all. The Beurocracy of the United Nations headed by the US is as much to blame for the Rwanda tragedy as the murdering Hutus which the film every so slightly portrays in its ending. It also shows its glaring hypocrisy in the face of the UN's most recent intrusions. But this film isn't about political finger pointing its about giving First World Society a vision of the Truth. The Atrocities of Rwanda I would hope more than anything put into perspective the world around us and how everything isn't just the peaches and cream that fills most of our daily lives. No matter what hardships we have been through NONE of them compare to what happened to the Tutsie in 94 or the Jews and Chinese in WWII.

    The movie ends with a heart-felt message to "Never Forget". But we will. It is the only thing we can do. To accept the tragedy for what it is as something that truly goes on in this world and will inevitably happen again if Political Propaganda so determines it to be beneficial would mean the end of society's self delusional security. If we were a moral race of beings we would of already taken steps to make sure Rwanda would never happen again in ours nor our children's children's lifetimes. But we haven't. And we won't.
    10sugar_caines

    very touching, insightful movie

    I have just seen the movie, and for a young person, I was genuinely touched by the substance of this movie. 11 years ago, at the age of the 10, these acts of genocide completely washed over me, and I, like many others just summed it up to yet another tragedy, but I never put it upon myself to learn the history of why this genocide happened. Why there was such conflict in this nation. Seeing this movie, however, has opened my eyes a lot, compelling me to find out more about the history of this nation and the reason behind such hateful violence. This movie did not attempt to gloss over the details, to sell a story. It tried to encapsulate the essence of that time, and the ramifications it had on survivors years later. In 2:30 hours, I feel as if the director and the actors themselves, did a superb job in basically summarizing the events of this tragedy, enough for a person to get a gist of why it happened. Only with a knowledge of history and research would one really know the whole story, but all in all, I found it to be a very poignant movie.
    10badjuju_00

    Incredibly powerful and breathtaking

    This is not an easy movie to watch, but I urge everyone to see it. I was a struggle not to cry; so I held my breath each time because I knew the minute I started crying, I would not be able to watch the entire movie.

    The movie not only points out the evil people can inflict on each other, it also depicts how silence and avarice can lead to a horrific end.

    When people discuss genocide, they go back to Hitler, Pol Pot, etc - this movie goes to show that we still do not care enough about our fellow humans to take care of them and protect them.

    There are several ironies in this movie - one of which was the Olympic games. People worldwide were tuned into the Olympics and keeping tabs of the events at the same time others were being butchered.

    In 100 days, almost a million people were murdered. It's unimaginable how a tragedy on this scale remains unknown - even scarier is this is proof that it can and possibly will happen again.
    10diggerjohn111

    Sometimes in April

    This was one of the most moving films I have ever seen. Didn't have the flash of Hotel Rwanda or Schindler's List, but possibly surpassed them in substance. This is not a film for the squeamish, but a film about genocide shouldn't be if it is to deliver its message with maximum effect. Even 11 years on, we in the West get only glimpses into the happenings of the Rwanda Genocide and even fewer in the Western World even attempt to understand the reasons. In just 100 days, over 1 million Tutsis and Moderate Hutus were killed while the world looked the other way. I think this film demonstrated this very well, while at the same time it showed that there were some (Debra Winger's character) in the West who tried everything to help but could do nothing. It doesn't blame the West for the genocide like an uber-liberal, Michael Mooresque America-bashing festival would, but doesn't forgive the West for letting it happen either (which is more than reasonable). "It was Rwandans killing Rwandans", was the line used by the US Army general in the film to give an excuse as to why nothing was done by the outside world. But I think the most important message in this film was that in the living hell that was Rwanda during the genocide, there were still incredible acts of courage and humanity (the Hutu farm wife who sheltered the Matron and the school girls). An aspect of the film that struck hardest with me was how quickly the spiral of madness and slaughter struck so quickly and so terribly. The interplay between the main characters also showed that many of the people who complied in this most evil of crimes were not monsters out of a horror novel, but regular people who through self-interest or ethnic bigotry became the tools of this remarkable insanity. To sum this up, I gave this movie a 10 out of 10. The reason why I did is because this is a movie that should be seen by all. To paraphrase the motto of the survivors of Hitler's Holocaust, "Never again", Sometimes in April reminds us all that we should keep to that promise.

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    • Trivia
      Based on the actual 1994 Rwanda genocide
    • Goofs
      Depictions of U.S. military personnel are highly inaccurate, including the Marine officer wearing Army combat badges (and in the wrong location), as well as a Navy officer in a full beard and mustache.
    • Quotes

      Marcus: So when I grow up, my I.D. card will say "Hutu"?

      Augustin: Yes. But one day, I hope that it will just say "Rwandan".

    • Connections
      Featured in Making 'Sometimes in April' (2005)
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      Written by Belobi Nge Ekerne

      Performed by Zaiko

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    • Release date
      • February 22, 2008 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Rwanda
      • United States
    • Official site
      • HBO (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Kinyarwanda
    • Also known as
      • Ngày Ấy Tháng Tư
    • Filming locations
      • Kigali, Rwanda
    • Production companies
      • CINEFACTO
      • HBO Films
      • Velvet Film
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 20m(140 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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