Another year, another Rwandan drama. Luc Picard stars as Bernard, a journalist/filmmaker in Africa working on an AIDS documentary when he finds himself falling for local waitress Gentille (Fatou N'Diaye).
The story is largely told in flashback, as Bernard recalls his forbidden romance with Gentille and the danger that emerges after the Hutus begin slaughtering the Tutsis (though Gentille is technically a Hutu, she's lumped in with the Tutsis due to her caucasian features).
A Sunday in Kigali generally focuses on their relationship and leaves the various atrocities to the background (think Titanic, except set in Africa). |
