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Our Lady of the Nile (film)

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Our Lady of the Nile is a 2019 French-language film directed by Atiq Rahimi. An adaptation of the novel Our Lady of the Nile by Rwandan writer Scholastique Mukasonga, the film is set in Rwanda in 1994, amid the beginning of the tensions between the Hutu and Tutsi peoples that would eventually culminate in the Genocide Against the Tutsi.[2][3][4]

Our Lady of the Nile
FrenchNotre-Dame du Nil
Directed byAtiq Rahimi
Written byAtiq Rahimi
Ramata-Toulaye Sy
Based onOur Lady of the Nile (Notre-Dame du Nil) by Scholastique Mukasonga
Produced byCharlotte Casiraghi
Marie Legrand
Rani Massalha
Dimitri Rassam
StarringAmanda Mugabezaki
Albina Kirenga
Malaika Uwamahoro
CinematographyThierry Arbogast
Edited byHervé de Luze
Production
companies
Les Films du Tambour
Chapter 2
France 2 Cinéma
Swoon Productions
Belga Productions
Release dates
  • 5 September 2019 (2019-09-05) (TIFF)
  • 5 February 2020 (2020-02-05)[1]
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesFrance
Belgium
Rwanda
Monaco
LanguagesFrench, Kinyarwanda

Plot

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Set in pre-genocide Rwanda, the film tells how the genocide is experienced from the perspective of Hutu and Tutsi teenage girls from Our Lady of the Nile, an elite Catholic boarding school.[5][6]

Cast

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  • Veronica (Clariella Bizimana)
  • Virginia (Amanda Santa Mugabekazi)
  • Monsieur Fontenaille (Pascal Greggory)
  • Gloriosa (Albina Kirenga)
  • Modesta (Belinda Rubango)[7]
  • Immaculée (Malaika Uwamahoro, credited as Angel Uwamahoro)

Awards

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2020 Berlin International Film Festival, Winner: Crystal Bear (Generation 14plus) Best Film.[8][9]

Festivals

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References

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  1. ^ "Our Lady of the Nile (Notre-Dame du Nil)".
  2. ^ "TIFF 2019: Updated – The Globe's latest ratings and reviews of movies screening at the festival". The Globe and Mail. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  3. ^ Young, Deborah (2019-09-14). "'Our Lady of the Nile' ('Notre-Dame du Nil'): Film Review | TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  4. ^ McDonald, Soraya Nadia (2019-09-14). "TIFF 2019: Contrasting visions of Africa in 'Our Lady of the Nile' and 'Sweetness in the Belly'". Andscape. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  5. ^ "Our Lady of the Nile (2019)". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  6. ^ "Our Lady of the Nile". TIFF. Retrieved 2022-08-04. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  7. ^ Young, Deborah (2019-09-14). "'Our Lady of the Nile' ('Notre-Dame du Nil'): Film Review | TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  8. ^ "Our Lady of the Nile and Sweet Thing win the Crystal Bears in Berlin's Generation". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  9. ^ Meza, Ed (2020-02-29). "'There Is No Evil' Wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  10. ^ Keizer, Mark (2019-09-06). "Film Review: 'Our Lady of the Nile'". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  11. ^ "OUR LADY OF THE NILE". www.giffonifilmfestival.it. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  12. ^ "Film OUR LADY OF THE NILE". Cinemania festival. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  13. ^ "Our Lady of the Nile (Notre-Dame Du Nil) (2019)". Africa in Motion. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  14. ^ "OUR LADY OF THE NILE | Festival de Cine de Sevilla". Festiva de Sevilla. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  15. ^ "Our Lady of the Nile | Palm Springs International Film Festival". www.psfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  16. ^ "Our Lady of the Nile | Notre-Dame du Nil". Haifa 38th International Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  17. ^ "Our Lady of the Nile". www.luxorafricanfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  18. ^ AFF Youth Our Lady of the Nile (PDF). Adelaide Film Festival 2021.
  19. ^ "Our Lady of the Nile | African Film Festival, Inc". Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  20. ^ "Our Lady of the Nile at The Darwin International Film Festival - movie times & tickets". diff.net.au. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  21. ^ "Our Lady of the Nile". Festival International du Film de Marrakech. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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