28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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ONE OF THE THOUSAND HILLSplay
ONE OF THE THOUSAND HILLS
ONE OF THE THOUSAND HILLS
ONE OF THE THOUSAND HILLS
ONE OF THE THOUSAND HILLS
ONE OF THE THOUSAND HILLS

ONE OF THE THOUSAND HILLS

Bernard Bellefroid / Belgium / 2023 / Czech Premiere / 80 min.


synopsis

In 1994, up to one million people lost their lives in the Rwandan genocide, and yet today there are those who deny its horrors. With his film, the Belgian director attempts to recall the specific stories of the victims of the genocide so that their suffering is not forgotten. He visits the Rwandan villages where the ruthless killing took place and follows the story of three Tutsi children who were killed. The memories of the surviving locals, as well as the perpetrators of the genocide themselves, provide a chilling account of human cruelty. The second part of the film shows the trials of the perpetrators and asks whether a just punishment can be found for the killers of the children.

“The Tutsi was the enemy, the hypocrite, the snake. That is how they were brainwashed.”

biography

Bernard Bellefroid (born 1978) is a Belgian director and screenwriter. He studied journalism and graduated from the Belgian Film Academy (INSAS). He is the author of feature films (La Régate, 2009 and Melody, 2014) and documentaries (Rwanda, les collines parlent, 2006) that have been screened at international festivals.

more about film

director: Bernard Bellefroid
producer: Gaëtan David
script: Bernard Bellefroid

contact

Wallonie Image Production / Laura Vaesen / Rue de Mulhouse 33, Liège, Belgium / festivals@wip.be

Film at festival

premiere type:Czech Premiere
festival edition:2023
section:Testimonies
awards:Zvláštní uznání
language:Kinyarwanda, French
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Bernard Bellefroid
original title:Une des mille collines
country:Belgium
year:2023
running time:80 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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