Nameless (2021 film)

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Nameless
FrenchLes anonymes
Directed byMutiganda Wa Nkunda
Written byMutiganda Wa Nkunda
Produced byYuhi Amuli, Nadim Cheikhrouha
StarringYves Kijyana, Colombe Mukeshimana
Edited byLydvine Hakizimana, David Pujol
Production
companies
IZACU, Tanit Films
Distributed byOrange Studio
Release date
  • 2021 (2021)
CountryRwanda
LanguageKinyarwanda

Nameless (French title: Les anonymes) is a 2021 Rwandan drama film directed by Mutiganda Wa Nkunda in his directorial debut.[1][2] The film was screened at the 27th edition of the FESPACO, where it won a prize for Best Scenario.[3] It was inspired by a senseless crime Nkunda witnessed in Kigali, and by Ken Loach's 1966 film Cathy Come Home.[4]

Synopsis[edit]

The film was based on real events of the difficult life of a pair young lovers from Kigali, and their tragic descent into violence.[5]

Cast[edit]

  • Yves Kijyana (as Philibert)
  • Colombe Mukeshimana (as Kathy)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nameless | Festival International de Films de Fribourg". www.fiff.ch. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. ^ "Nameless". The Film Verdict. 2021-10-23. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  3. ^ "Rwandan filmmakers in Burkina Faso for FESPACO festival". The New Times | Rwanda. 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  4. ^ "Nameless - CLAP NOIR : cinémas et audiovisuels Africains". www.clapnoir.org. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  5. ^ "Berlinale Talents Project - NAMELESS". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved 2021-11-21.

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