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English and Kinyarwanda language drama about the 1994 civil war in Rwanda, with interconnected stories from both sides of the conflict. Cast:Kennedy Mpazimpaka, Hassan Kabera, Abdallah Uwimann, Hadidja Zaninka, Marc Gwamaka, Jean Mutsari, Kena Anee OnyenjekweDirector:Alrick BrownRelease Date:December 2, 2011DVD Release:May 1, 2012From:Visigoth PicturesLength:1 hr 36 min
Kinyarwanda played in limited release to very good reviews. • Steven Rea wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "...a quiet, thoughtful film... offers glimpses into the lives of Rwandans, young and old, religious and radicalized, in the wake of nightmarish carnage." • And Moira Macdonald wrote in the Seattle Times, "...undeniably moving in its depiction of life under siege..." More Reviews Below...
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...weaves together several compact interlocking stories to connect events before, during and finally after the genocide.... a powerful film."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 706 words, 12/02/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
David DeWitt, New York Times: GOOD "...dry but thoughtful... the imprimatur of place ensures an authenticity that the uneven acting doesn't always support.... Less compelling is the central plot..."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 256 words, 12/02/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...deliberately paced, quietly immersive.... paints a heartfelt, fairly restrained picture of a nation under siege.... haunting stuff."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 241 words, 12/02/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...weaves together several compact interlocking stories to connect events before, during and finally after the genocide.... a powerful film."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 706 words, 12/02/11
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "Culled from true stories and told elliptically in chapters that flash back and forward through time... filled with moments both charming and horrifying..."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 11/30/11
KEY CITIES (4 Reviews)
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Jumps back and forth in time and place, and tells its story through multiple, interconnected narratives.... Everything feels messy but poignantly real."(See all of Michael O'Sullivan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 473 words, 12/09/11
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a quiet, thoughtful film... offers glimpses into the lives of Rwandans, young and old, religious and radicalized, in the wake of nightmarish carnage."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 282 words, 12/02/11
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "Alrick Brown gracefully weaves his stories together... undeniably moving in its depiction of life under siege, in which horrific violence coexists with everyday emotions."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 300 words, 12/02/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "Culled from true stories and told elliptically in chapters that flash back and forward through time... filled with moments both charming and horrifying..."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 244 words, 11/30/11
Edward Adams, Atlanta Creative Loafing: VERY GOOD(cg) "Brown focuses on the facets of the Rwandan people from the street level... keeps the crux of each matter on an emotional plateau that he can quickly and easily share."(See all of Edward Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 502 words, 12/08/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
David DeWitt, New York Times: GOOD "...dry but thoughtful... the imprimatur of place ensures an authenticity that the uneven acting doesn't always support.... Less compelling is the central plot..."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 256 words, 12/02/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...deliberately paced, quietly immersive.... paints a heartfelt, fairly restrained picture of a nation under siege.... haunting stuff."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 241 words, 12/02/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Robert Koehler, Daily Variety: POOR "...the first feature by Rwandan filmmakers to address the country's 1994 Hutu-on-Tutsi genocide... awkwardly and fitfully patches together a half-dozen story strands..."(See all of Robert Koehler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 285 words, 01/30/11
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter: FAIR "Weaves six different true stories of human devastation... its attempt to synthesize the overall story of the genocide through these representative stories proves overwhelming."(See all of Duane Byrge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 400 words, 01/27/11
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...deliberately paced, quietly immersive.... paints a heartfelt, fairly restrained picture of a nation under siege.... haunting stuff."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 241 words, 12/02/11
David DeWitt, New York Times: GOOD "...dry but thoughtful... the imprimatur of place ensures an authenticity that the uneven acting doesn't always support.... Less compelling is the central plot..."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 256 words, 12/02/11
19.5 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Kinyarwanda's reviews are separated by an average 19.5 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Kinyarwanda (12 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Kinyarwanda's reviews cover 13.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,158 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 346 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 33 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Kinyarwanda's reviews on average broke 33 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Kinyarwanda's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Kinyarwanda (12 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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