Our Lady of the Nile (2019 film)
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| Our Lady of the Nile | |
|---|---|
| French | Notre-Dame du Nil |
| Directed by | Atiq Rahimi |
| Written by | Atiq Rahimi Ramata-Toulaye Sy |
| Based on | Our Lady of the Nile (Notre-Dame du Nil) by Scholastique Mukasonga |
| Produced by | Charlotte Casiraghi Marie Legrand Rani Massalha Dimitri Rassam |
| Starring | Amanda Mugabezaki Albina Kirenga Malaika Uwamahoro |
| Cinematography | Thierry Arbogast |
| Edited by | Hervé de Luze |
Production companies | Les Films du Tambour Chapter 2 France 2 Cinéma Swoon Productions Belga Productions |
Release dates | |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | France Belgium Rwanda Monaco |
| Languages | French, Kinyarwanda |
Our Lady of the Nile is a 2019 French-language film directed by Atiq Rahimi. An adaptation of the novel Our Lady of the Nile by Rwandan writer Scholastique Mukasonga, the film is set in Rwanda in 1994, amid the beginning of the tensions between the Hutu and Tutsi peoples that would eventually culminate in the Genocide Against the Tutsi.[2][3][4]
Plot
[edit]Set in pre-genocide Rwanda, the film tells how the genocide is experienced from the perspective of Hutu and Tutsi teenage girls from Our Lady of the Nile, an elite Catholic boarding school.[5][6]
Cast
[edit]- Veronica (Clariella Bizimana)
- Virginia (Amanda Santa Mugabekazi)
- Monsieur Fontenaille (Pascal Greggory)
- Gloriosa (Albina Kirenga)
- Modesta (Belinda Rubango)[7]
- Immaculée (Malaika Uwamahoro, credited as Angel Uwamahoro)
Awards
[edit]2020 Berlin International Film Festival, Winner: Crystal Bear (Generation 14plus) Best Film.[8][9]
Festivals
[edit]- 2019 Toronto Film Festival (where it premiered)[10]
- 2019. Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
- 2020, Giffoni Film Festival[11]
- 2020, Cinemania[12]
- 2020 Africa in Motion[13]
- 2020, São Paulo International Film Festival
- 2020, Fribourg International Film Festival
- 2020, Seville European Film Festival[14]
- 2020, Palm Springs International Film Festival[15]
- 2020, Haifa International Film Festival[16]
- 2020, Luxor African Film Festival[17]
- 2021, Adelaide Film Festival[18]
- 2021, New York African Film Festival[19]
- Darwin Film Festival[20]
- Marrakech International Film Festival[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Our Lady of the Nile (Notre-Dame du Nil)".
- ^ "TIFF 2019: Updated – The Globe's latest ratings and reviews of movies screening at the festival". The Globe and Mail. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ Young, Deborah (2019-09-14). "'Our Lady of the Nile' ('Notre-Dame du Nil'): Film Review | TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ McDonald, Soraya Nadia (2019-09-14). "TIFF 2019: Contrasting visions of Africa in 'Our Lady of the Nile' and 'Sweetness in the Belly'". Andscape. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Our Lady of the Nile (2019)". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Our Lady of the Nile". TIFF. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Young, Deborah (2019-09-14). "'Our Lady of the Nile' ('Notre-Dame du Nil'): Film Review | TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Our Lady of the Nile and Sweet Thing win the Crystal Bears in Berlin's Generation". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Meza, Ed (2020-02-29). "'There Is No Evil' Wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Keizer, Mark (2019-09-06). "Film Review: 'Our Lady of the Nile'". Variety. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "OUR LADY OF THE NILE". www.giffonifilmfestival.it. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Film OUR LADY OF THE NILE". Cinemania festival. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Our Lady of the Nile (Notre-Dame Du Nil) (2019)". Africa in Motion. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "OUR LADY OF THE NILE | Festival de Cine de Sevilla". Festiva de Sevilla. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Our Lady of the Nile | Palm Springs International Film Festival". www.psfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Our Lady of the Nile | Notre-Dame du Nil". Haifa 38th International Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Our Lady of the Nile". www.luxorafricanfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ AFF Youth Our Lady of the Nile (PDF). Adelaide Film Festival 2021.
- ^ "Our Lady of the Nile | African Film Festival, Inc". Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Our Lady of the Nile at The Darwin International Film Festival - movie times & tickets". diff.net.au. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Our Lady of the Nile". Festival International du Film de Marrakech. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
External links
[edit]- Our Lady of the Nile at IMDb
- Our Lady of the Nile at Rotten Tomatoes
- Our Lady of the Nile at Metacritic
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