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France 24
France 24
Olivia SALAZAR-WINSPEAR

Film show: Cinematic depictions of the genocide in Rwanda, 30 years on

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In 1994, ethnic tensions in Rwanda spiralled, resulting in the massacre of hundreds of thousands of Tutsis. Those harrowing events were relayed on television screens around the world and filmmakers grappled with the tragedy in the years to follow. On the anniversary of that genocide, film critic Lisa Nesselson looks back at some of the movie depictions of recent Rwandan history.

We also check out gritty drama "Asphalt City", starring Tye Sheridan and Sean Penn, and see Japan through a dreamy widow's eyes in "Sidonie in Paris", starring Isabelle Huppert.

Plus the Cinémathèque Française celebrates the glamourous tradition of cross-dressing in an iconic selection of films.

Read moreSpecial programme: Rwanda's cultural renaissance (1/3)

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