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Munyurangabo (2009)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:16

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.8/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:May 29, 2009 Limited

Synopsis: This acclaimed Rwandan drama--the first full-length, narrative film in the Kinyarwanda language--explores the friendship between two boys as they try to overcome the gap between the Hutus and... This acclaimed Rwandan drama--the first full-length, narrative film in the Kinyarwanda language--explores the friendship between two boys as they try to overcome the gap between the Hutus and Tutsis. Munyurangabo (Jeff Rutagengwa) and Sangwa (Eric Ndorunkundiye) escape the city of Kigali with two different purposes: the titular boy desires revenge for the death of his parents who were victims of genocide, while his friend wants to see his childhood home. However, when they arrive, Sangwa’s parents are unhappy to see his new friend because of his race. Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, MUNYURANGABO played at a variety of festivals around the world, including Cannes, Berlin, and Toronto. [More]

Starring: Jeff Rutagengwa, Eric Ndorunkundiye, Narcicia Nyirabucyeye, Jean Marie Nkurykiyinka

Starring: Jeff Rutagengwa, Eric Ndorunkundiye, Narcicia Nyirabucyeye, Jean Marie Nkurykiyinka, Jean Pierre Harerimana, Mulomda, Edouard B Uwayo, Etienne Rugazora, Pierre Claver Kayitsinga

Director: Lee Isaac Chung

Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Screenwriter: Lee Isaac Chung, Samuel Anderson
Producer: Lee Isaac Chung
Studio: Film Movement

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Oct 6, 2009

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DVD Features:

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Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
10/30/09
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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Compared to "Munyurangabo," admirable films like Terry George's "Hotel Rwanda" or Michael Caton-Jones' "Shooting Dogs" seem like so much heavy-handed melodrama.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
10/05/09
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

If you can get past the mercurial changes in emotions and the slow pace you'll find a film that has a lot to say about war and peace, hatred and love, revenge and reconciliation

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
09/25/09
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Poignant and authentically moving film.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/19/09
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

ou wouldn't think a movie with so many cultural elements to draw on would have to steal from Disney.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
08/26/09
Carolyn Blick
Carolyn Blick
Boston Phoenix

It is in every frame a beautiful and powerful film -- a masterpiece.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment 2 Comments
07/23/09
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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It's the latest in a long and worthy line of low-budget, partly improvised neorealist movies that mix fiction with documentarylike qualities.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
06/26/09
John Hartl
John Hartl
Seattle Times

Munyurangabo, a simple, naturalistic parable about a journey to the countryside by two young men, reflects on the chances of peace and reconciliation for survivors of Rwanda's bloody recent past.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/12/09
Walter V. Addiego
Walter V. Addiego
San Francisco Chronicle
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It's raw and rough, but beautifully photographed and classically constructed, with an undercurrent of awful tension and a lyrical sensibility.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
06/05/09
Andrew O'Hehir
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
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A compelling, provocative and well-nuanced drama that's also refreshingly unpretentious and quietly engrossing.

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05/30/09
Avi Offer
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru

In order to survive, one can’t hold onto innocence nor wash away the bloody, tattooed existence of the past. And even with this grim reality, there is some semblance of promise. Not everything corrupt stays that way.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
05/29/09
Matthew Nestel
Matthew Nestel
Boxoffice Magazine

Munyurangabo uses the fine-grained techniques of cinematic neorealism to illuminate the psychological and emotional landscape of a still-traumatized place.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/29/09
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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intelligent enough to understand where history and blood are built into Rwanda but realistic enough to know that forgiveness is a long way off.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
05/28/09
Chris Cabin
Chris Cabin
Filmcritic.com

Chekhov’s principle of drama is in full effect, but what’s remarkable about this film is how it slowly steers its way from portent to poetry.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
05/28/09
Keith Uhlich
Keith Uhlich
Time Out New York

Without proselytizing, what's left in this machetes-to-ploughshares tale is, unexpectedly, a powerfully Christian film.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
05/27/09
Nicolas Rapold
Nicolas Rapold
Village Voice
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Two friends in Rwanda dealing with the fallout from the genocide which lingers in their consciousness and souls.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/22/08
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

There's a patient attentiveness and inquisitiveness to Munyurangabo. that seemingly springs, at least in part, from the cultural divide between Korean-American filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung and his native Rwandan cast, milieu, and language.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/13/08
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine
 
 
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