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Directed by | Lee Isaac Chung |
Written by | Lee Isaac Chung Samuel Gray Anderson |
Produced by | Lee Isaac Chung |
Starring | Jeff Rutagengwa |
Cinematography | Lee Isaac Chung |
Edited by | Lee Isaac Chung |
Music by | Claire Wibabara |
Distributed by | Almond Tree Films |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Countries | Rwanda United States |
Language | Kinyarwanda |
Munyurangabo is a 2007 drama film directed by Lee Isaac Chung. Filmed entirely in Rwanda with local actors, it is the first narrative feature film in the Kinyarwanda language.[1] It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival on 24 May[2] and won the Grand Prize at the 2007 AFI Fest.[3] American critic Roger Ebert called it "in every frame a beautiful and powerful film — a masterpiece."[4]