Bazigaga

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Bazigaga
Directed by
  • Jo Ingabire Moys
Written by
  • Jo Ingabire Moys
Screenplay byJo Ingabire Moys
Produced by
  • Jo Ingabire Moys
Starring
  • Ery Nzaramba
  • Roger Ineza
  • Aboudou Issam
  • Eliane Umuhire
Production
companies
  • White Boat Pictures
  • Full Dawa Production
  • Kibibi Productions
Release date
  • March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)(France)
Running time
25 minutes
Country France
Language Kinyarwanda

Bazigaga is a 2022 short French historical genocide film written and directed by Jo Ingabire Moys. [1] Co-produced by Verbinski with Graham King and John B. Carls, the film stars Eliane Umuhire.

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The film was a BAFTA Award for Best Short Film nominee in the 76th British Academy Film Awards. [2]

Summary

The film is based on true events, that tells the story of a young pastor "Karembe" (Ery Nzaramba) who must seek shelter with his daughter from the Hutu militia who would kill them both. To survive, they take refuge in the home of the eponymous and still feared local shaman (a powerfully engaging performance from Eliane Umuhire). [3] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, Sarah (1 February 2023). "'These women saved lives': the film inspired by surviving Rwanda's genocide". The Guardian . Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "BAFTA nominated short film Bazigaga trailer". The Sydney Morning Herald . 10 February 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. Bazigaga (S) (2022) , retrieved 2023-10-19