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Gacaca, revivre ensemble au Rwanda ?

Gacaca, Living Together Again in Rwanda?
Anne Aghion
2002 France 55 minutes French; English; Kinyarwanda

In 1994, in the space of only three months, 800,000 Rwandans were massacred during the genocide of the Tutsis. Eight years on, this film shows the Rwandans’ attempts at reconciliation through the participatory judicial system of the Gacaca. These jurisdictions have been set up by the new government and originate in pre-colonial tradition. The system involves survivors and prisoners from a small community giving evidence face to face in a form of justice “carried out under the trees”. The traumatic stories help us to understand the main problems facing the Rwandans in their search for truth and justice, as well as in their efforts to forgive the unacceptable. Will the Gacaca succeed in reaching this reconciliation, so vital for the future generations?

Production :
Dominant 7 Productions
Distribution :
Gacaca Productions
Editing :
Anne-Marguerite Monory; Nadia Ben Rachid
Sound :
Pierre Camus
Photography :
Mathieu Hagnery; James Kakwerere

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