Father's Day

Name: Father's Day (2022)
Genre: Drama
Cast: Médiatrice Kayitesi, Aline Amike, Yves Kijyana, Mediatrice Kayitesi, Kijyana Yves

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Father's Day

2022

1h 51m

Drama

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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.

Robert Daniels

RogerEbert.com

Jul 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.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Apr 18, 2022

Ruhorahoza’s drama reveals the hidden connections among his many characters and the underlying social conflicts that they confront.

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Joseph Fahim

The Africa Report

Mar 5, 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.

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Allan Hunter

Screen International

Feb 14, 2022

[A] measured, sensitively composed film...

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Kivu Ruhorahoza

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Médiatrice Kayitesi

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Aline Amike

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Yves Kijyana

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Mediatrice Kayitesi

Zaninka

Kijyana Yves

Karara

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Director: Kivu Ruhorahoza
Producer: Kivu Ruhorahoza, Dida Nibagwire
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1h 51m

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