Birds Are Singing in Kigali

Birds Are Singing in Kigali

Ptaki śpiewają w Kigali Directors Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze

1 hr. 53 min. · Poland, 2017 · Drama · Polish · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · Pegi 13

About the film

Rwanda, 1994. The Hutu unleashes genocide against the Tutsi. Anna manages to save the daughter of a local colleague whose entire family has been murdered and takes her back to Poland. The young woman refuses to play the victim and returns to her birthplace to visit the graves of her loved ones. A challenging drama explores the cruelty of human nature and reminds the fragility of peace.

Details

Running time
1 hr. 53 min.
Country, year
Poland, 2017
Genre
Drama
Language
Polish
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Age rating
Pegi 13

Credits

Director
Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze
Screenplay
Joanna Kos-Krauze, Krzysztof Krauze
Producers
Joanna Kos-Krauze
Cinematography
Krzysztof Ptak, Józefina Gocman, Wojciech Staroń
Cast
Jowita Budnik, Eliane Umuhire
More information
www.imdb.com

Festivals and awards

  • The top prize at the „First Look“ event Locarno Film Festival
  • Best Actress Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Joanna Kos-Krauze

Director

Joanna Kos-Krauze

Joanna Kos-Krauze (b. 1972) is a Polish director, screenwriter, and producer, president of the Directors’ Guild of Poland, member of the European Film Academy and the Polish Film Academy. She worked in cooperation with her husband director and screenwriter Krzysztof Krauze (1953 – 2014). Their first feature Skola (1999) was recognized as one of the most remarkable Polish films of the last two decades. Krauzes later celebrated international success with My Nikifor (2004), Savior Square (2005) and Papusza (2013).
Krzysztof Krauze

Director

Krzysztof Krauze

Joanna Kos-Krauze (b. 1972) is a Polish director, screenwriter, and producer, president of the Directors’ Guild of Poland, member of the European Film Academy and the Polish Film Academy. She worked in cooperation with her husband director and screenwriter Krzysztof Krauze (1953 – 2014). Their first feature Skola (1999) was recognized as one of the most remarkable Polish films of the last two decades. Krauzes later celebrated international success with My Nikifor (2004), Savior Square (2005) and Papusza (2013).