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THE DAY GOD WALKED AWAY (LE JOUR OU DIEU EST PARTI EN VOYAGE) (Past Film)
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Completed - FRENCH - Drama - 94 minutes

Log Line

Set in Rwanda in the spring of 1994, at the outbreak of the genocide. Jacqueline, a young Tutsi woman, is a maid in a Belgian family.When she finds her children brutally murdered by the Hutus, she runs away and hides in the woods.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2010 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2010 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2009

Director(s) : Philippe VAN LEEUW
Cast : Ruth KEAZA NIRERE, Afazali DEWAELE

Producer(s) : Patrick QUINET (Artémis), Toussaint TIENDREBEGEO (Les Films du Mogho)

Synopsis

Set in Rwanda in the spring of 1994, at the outbreak of the genocide. Jacqueline, a young Tutsi woman, is a maid in a Belgian family. When she finds her children brutally murdered by the Hutus, she runs away and hides in the woods. There, she meets a man who has also escaped from the slaughter. Together, they will try to survive with the fear of being discovered at any moment. Terror and madness wait for them at every turn.

Production

Country(ies) : BELGIUM

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