6.0
Starve Acre
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Bazigaga (2022)
May 15, 202225mRW
6.7
3 votes
Overview
1994, Rwanda. As the genocide rages on, a pastor and his young daughter take shelter in the hut of a feared shaman : Bazigaga. Hunted by the militias and trapped with the strange woman sorcerer, Karembe seeks a way out.
Director
Jo Ingabire MoysWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Kinyarwanda
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
White Boat PicturesFullDawa FilmsChez Kibibi Productions
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CinemaSerf
7.0Based on true events, this 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), but can local superstition keep them safe? 1994 Rwanda was subsumed by genocide and this illustrates potently in just twenty-odd minutes just how perilous it was for Tutsi people - and for anyone who dared to intercede. Even those who meant well, worked hard and contributed to the…
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