Browsing Category 'Africa'

Des hommes et des dieux (Of Gods and Men) 2010 France

In 1996, Islamic extremists kidnapped and killed 7 monks from their monastery in the Atlas Mountains. This passionate and poignant film offers an insight into the monks lives months prior to their abduction.

Harragas 2009 Algeria – VIFF 2010

The Mediterranean Sea is a place of exquisite beauty, bounty and riches. Certainly we think that of the European side, but in Algeria, it’s simply the body of water that separates them from hope and a better life. Tens of thousands brave the 200 KM distance, unknown thousands never make it.

Munyurangabo 2007 Rwanda

Munyurangabo is a drama set in Rwanda. A country that will always be haunted by it’s horrific 1994 genocide between Hutus and Tutsis. The film is a revealing look at the fallout 13 years later. The film is bloodless but it can’t escape Rwanda’s sad history.