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Chronicle of a Genocide Foretold - Part 1 : Blood Was Flowing Like a River  Cover Image E-video E-video

Chronicle of a Genocide Foretold - Part 1 : Blood Was Flowing Like a River / directed by: Danil̈e Lacourse, Yvan Patry ; produced by: Sam Grana, Don Haig, Yvan Patry ; production agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Alter-Cin ̌Inc. (Montreal).

Lacourse, Danil̈e, (film director.). Patry, Yvan, (film director.). Grana, Sam, (film producer.). Haig, Don, (film producer.). Patry, Yvan, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.). Alter-Cin ̌Inc. (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary:

The cornerstone of The Rwanda Series, this volume in three parts recounts a horrifying crime that could have been prevented by the international community and international law. Shot over three years, Chronicle of a Genocide Foretold follows several Rwandans before, during and after the genocide. Part 1 explores the genesis of the genocide in two key regions of Rwanda, Kibuye and the Bugesera, where "blood was flowing like a river" and "Rwandans will never again be the same.".

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  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video (63 min., 16 sec.) : sound
  • Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Agency:.Co-produced by Alter-Cin ̌Inc. and the NFB with the participation of Telefilm Canada.
Restrictions on Access Note:
No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Writer, Danil̈e Lacourse ; director, Danil̈e Lacourse ; writer, Yvan Patry ; director, Yvan Patry ; camera, William Turnley, Serge Gigur̈e, Rňald Bellemare, Alain Dupras, Nick Hughes, Chris Matlock, Peter Walker ; sound, Stp̌hane Poulin, Claude Beaugrand, John Gatibaru, Philippe Scultťy, Paul Simpson ; editing, Nick Hector ; sound editing, Claude Schryer ; original music, Ren ̌Lussier ; music re-recording, Louis Hone ; music, Nassan Ganakwere ; re-recording, Serge Boivin, Jean Paul Vialard ; research, Bernard Proulx, Mark Richardson ; producer, Sam Grana ; executive producer, Don Haig ; executive producer, Yvan Patry.
Participant or Performer Note:
English voice, Christian Allard, Luis de Cespedes, A.J. Henderson, Adrian Knight, Liz MacRae, Michael Rudder.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded 1996.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).
Subject: Rwanda > History > Civil War, 1994.
Rwanda > Ethnic relations.
Genocide > Rwanda.
Genre: Documentary films.
Topic Heading: National Film Board > National Film Board Collection


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