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Father's Day

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In Kigali, Rwanda, a struggling masseuse is devastated by the death of her teenage son while a woman contemplates becoming an organ donor to save her father. Meanwhile, a small-time thief drags his son into his increasingly violent schemes.

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Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com 07/12/2022
Rwandan director Kivu Ruhorahoza fourth feature film, “Father’s Day,” patiently and artfully wades through the waters of patriarchal power and generational trauma to offer a sprawling narrative that somehow never loses its deft sense of intimacy. Go to Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker 04/18/2022
Ruhorahoza’s drama reveals the hidden connections among his many characters and the underlying social conflicts that they confront. Go to Full Review Joseph Fahim The Africa Report 03/05/2022
Fathers Day is a meditation on the lingering scars of genocide that are laid bare by vain men too insecure to give up their authorities; on toxic fatherhood directed by egotism and self-entitlement. Go to Full Review Allan Hunter Screen International 02/14/2022
[A] measured, sensitively composed film... Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Kivu Ruhorahoza

Director

Médiatrice Kayitesi

Actor

Aline Amike

Actor

Yves Kijyana

Actor

Mediatrice Kayitesi

Zaninka

Kijyana Yves

Karara

Movie Info

Synopsis In Kigali, Rwanda, a struggling masseuse is devastated by the death of her teenage son while a woman contemplates becoming an organ donor to save her father. Meanwhile, a small-time thief drags his son into his increasingly violent schemes.
Director
Kivu Ruhorahoza
Producer
Kivu Ruhorahoza, Dida Nibagwire
Genre
Drama
Runtime
1h 51m