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Birds Are Singing in Kigali
Birds Are Singing in Kigali

Birds Are Singing in Kigali

Genres

Drama

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We meet ornithologist Anna in 1994 just as genocide is raging in Rwanda, perpetrated by the majority Hutus against the Tutsis. Anna manages to save the daughter of a colleague whose family has been murdered, and she takes her to Poland. But the woman returns to Rwanda to visit the graves of her loved ones. The director originally worked on the movie with her husband Krzysztof Krauze (My Nikifor – Crystal Globe, KVIFF 2005), but after his death in 2014 she eventually finished this challenging picture alone.

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Budget

$1480000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

22 September 2017

Country

Kenya

Cast

Jowita Budnik

Jowita Budnik

Anna Keller

Eliane Umuhire

Eliane Umuhire

Claudine Mugambira

Witold Wieliński

Witold Wieliński

Witek

Ciza Remy Muhirwa

Ciza Remy Muhirwa

Jean Paul

Herve Kimenyi Rutaremara

Herve Kimenyi Rutaremara

Sebastian

Didacienne Nibagwire

Didacienne Nibagwire

Marie-Christine

Anna Ilczuk

Anna Ilczuk

Katarzyna Falska

Aleksander Mikołajczak

Aleksander Mikołajczak

colonel

Jerzy Gudejko

Jerzy Gudejko

Jan

Maciej Tomaszewski

Maciej Tomaszewski

clerk

Wiesław Cichy

Wiesław Cichy

officer

Bolesław Abart

Bolesław Abart

Horst Keller

Mazimpaka Kennedy

Mazimpaka Kennedy

Bitero

Joel Echallier

Joel Echallier

Wolf

Alicja Smotryś

Alicja Smotryś

nun

Maciej Wojdyła

Maciej Wojdyła

policeman

Przemysław Puchała

Przemysław Puchała

policeman

Krzysztof Bochenek

Krzysztof Bochenek

Bartłomiej Gola

Bartłomiej Gola

Teresa Sawicka

Teresa Sawicka

Krystyna Zmitrowicz

Krystyna Zmitrowicz

Katarzyna Halamus

Katarzyna Halamus

Clarisse Hirwa

Clarisse Hirwa

Claudine Diatta Umutesi

Claudine Diatta Umutesi

Jean Eric Kayishema

Jean Eric Kayishema

Patrick Dusabe

Patrick Dusabe

Dariusz Potocki

Dariusz Potocki

Piotr Tyszko-Chmielowiec

Piotr Tyszko-Chmielowiec

Franciszek Kucharski

Franciszek Kucharski

Andrzej Kaczmarek

Andrzej Kaczmarek

Helena Stasiewicz

Helena Stasiewicz

Bettina Harnischfeger

Bettina Harnischfeger

Rafał Miller

Rafał Miller

Małgorzata Wagner-Rypuła

Małgorzata Wagner-Rypuła

Krzysztof Rypuła

Krzysztof Rypuła

Julian Rypuła

Julian Rypuła

Krzysztof Rypuła jr

Krzysztof Rypuła jr

Antoni Rypuła

Antoni Rypuła

Radosław Jędrak

Radosław Jędrak

Wojciech Czech

Wojciech Czech

Piotr Seredyński

Piotr Seredyński

Miłosz Ułamek

Miłosz Ułamek

Nikola Sakalus

Nikola Sakalus

Hanna Sztwiertnia

Hanna Sztwiertnia

Aleksandra Wasińska

Aleksandra Wasińska

Małgorzata Pietkiewicz

Małgorzata Pietkiewicz

Elżbieta Urbańska

Elżbieta Urbańska

Elżbieta Białowąs

Elżbieta Białowąs

Barbara Krawczyk

Barbara Krawczyk

Bożena Zagórna

Bożena Zagórna

Sebastian Zagórny

Sebastian Zagórny

Piotr Filipiak

Piotr Filipiak

Dariusz Dydacki

Dariusz Dydacki

Robert Dydacki

Robert Dydacki

Ireneusz Dydacki

Ireneusz Dydacki

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