Back to Kigali

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Documentary, 2019, 75 min.

Director: Jean-Christophe Klotz

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Synopsis:

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At the end of a meticulous and detailed historical investigation, "Return to Kigali" exposes the French responsibilities in the 1994's genocide of the Rwandan Tutsis. The film brings together for the first time most of the key actors of this tragedy which caused more than 800,000 deaths in less than three months. Twenty-five years later, the political and military leaders start talking for the first time.

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Awards and festivals : 

 

Étoiles de la Scam 2020. FIGRA 2020: Prix Terre(s) d'Histoire. Festival International du Film d'Histoire de Pessac 2019 : Prix du jury de la Ville de Pessac.

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Partners: 

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France Télévisions, Public Sénat. With the support of Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah.