Why Did They Kill Their Neighbours?

  • Why Did They Kill Their Neighbours?
Genre : Drama
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1998
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 49 (in minutes)

Words can kill. This fascinating and disturbing documentary offers a unique account of the role of Radio Milles Collines in the massacre of 800 000 people. In 1994 Rwanda was torn apart by the attack of the Hutu majority upon the Tsutsi ruling minority. Francois is the first to be released from a prison holding 3000 men accused of genocide. He is the only one to admit to murder. His tragic story unfolds.

Japan 1998 49min Video
Dir: Kumiko Igarashi


FESTIVALS / AWARDS / SCREENINGS

1998 | Prix Italia for Current Affairs Documentaries 1998.

2000 | Encounters South African International Documentary Film Festival | CAPE TOWN, South Africa | www.encounters.co.za
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Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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