Itara + Intore (17:00, Cinema ZED)
Monday 29 april, 17:00
Cinema ZED Vesalius, Andreas Vesaliusstraat 9c, 3000 Leuven
ITARA
Keni Kassim Rugabisha / fiction / Rwanda / 2014 / 29 min.
VO: Kinyarwanda
ST: English
Trigger warning: sensitive topic: genocide
Rugero, a young Tutsi boy, witnesses the brutal murder of his parents at the hands of the Interahamwe during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Scarred and isolated, he clings to a shattered glass lamp – the only remnant of his lost family. His heart fills with rage, turning the fragile shards into a symbol of revenge.
INTORE
Eric Kabera / Documentaire / Rwanda / 2014 / 64 min.
VO: French, Kinyarwanda
ST: English
Trigger warning: sensitive topic: genocide
Intore offers a powerful and rare look at how Rwanda survived its tragic past by reclaiming its identity through music, dance and the resilience of a new generation.
It’s a story of triumph, survival, hope, and a lesson in how to forgive and live, through the eyes of a mother whose grief gives hope; an artist who chose to forgive rather than seek revenge; a maestro who brings together the National Ballet with an incredible touch of ge- nius; and a young man who’s determination and hard work has given the Rwandan culture a new dimension of identity and celebration. Through these characters and others, viewers will bear witness to how the nation rose above the ashes of a horrific 1994 genocide.
The film will be introduced by the filmmaker, Eric Kabera.
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