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Alex Morgan
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5 min ago
★★★★★4/5

Just finished watching this. Visuals were stunning but the pacing felt a bit off in the second half. Still worth a watch!

+4
Daniel Cooper
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2 days ago
★★★★★2/5

I don't get the hype. The plot was predictable and the characters felt flat. It seems like style over substance to me. Maybe I missed something, but I was bored throughout.

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Priya Sharma
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15 days ago
★★★★★5/5

An absolute masterpiece. The director managed to weave complex themes into a compelling narrative without it feeling forced. The cinematography is some of the best I've seen in years. Truly a cinematic experience that stays with you.

Birds Are Singing in Kigali
5.4
1h 53m

Birds Are Singing in Kigali

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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Overview

Birds Are Singing in Kigali (2017) is rated ⭐ 5.4/10.
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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Top 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