Anne Aghion
2004 - 54 min - DV Cam - Couleur - France
In a profound testament to the liberating power of speech, award-winning filmmaker Anne Aghion's "In Rwanda we say...The family that does not speak dies" ventures to a rural Rwandan village, just as the government is releasing close to 16,000 Hutus prisoners accused of horrific genocidal crimes.
Now, in a place where daily existence depends on cooperation, survivors of the 1994 attempt to eradicate the Tutsi minority must live side-by-side with their assailants.
Fear and violence lurk just beneath the surface, but, as the camera rolls, the people of this tiny hamlet begin a remarkable dialogue, a possible first step toward reconciliation.
Author-Director : Anne Aghion
Delegate Producer : Dominant 7
Co-producer : Gacaca productions
Broadcasting Co-producer : ARTE France
Broadcasting Co-producer : Sundance Channel
Contribution : CNC, Procirep
Distribution
Distributor : Doc & Film International
Circulation-Consultation : BPI (Bibliothèque publique d'information), BnF (Bibliothèque nationale de France). Département de l'Audiovisuel
Disponible au Club du doc
Distinctions
2004 - États généraux du film documentaire, Lussas (France) : Incertains Regards2004 - Images en bibliothèques, Paris (France) : Film soutenu par la Commission nationale de sélection des médiathèques