100 Days (2001 film)

100 Days is a 2001 drama film directed by Nick Hughes and produced by Hughes and Eric Kabera. The film is a dramatization of events that happened during the 1994 genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda. The title of the film is a direct reference to the length of time that passed from the beginning of the genocide on 6 April until it ended in mid-July 1994.

100 Days
Directed byNick Hughes
Written byNick Hughes
Produced byNick Hughes
Eric Kabera
CinematographyNick Hughes
Edited byKavila Matu
Music byCécile Kayirebwa
Steve Parr
Sharon Rose
Release dates
  • 1 February 2001 (2001-02-01) (US)
  • 13 September 2001 (2001-09-13) (TIFF)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom, Rwanda
LanguageEnglish

The film was the first feature film made about the 1994 genocide and focuses on the life of a young, refugee Tutsi girl and her attempts to find safety while the genocide is taking place.[1] It was shot at locations where the Rwandan Genocide actually occurred.[2]

Cast: Eric Bridges Twahirwa, Cleophas Kabasita, Davis Kagenza, Mazimpaka Kennedy, Davis Kwizera, David Mulwa, Didier Ndengeyintwali, Denis Nsanzamahoro, Justin Rusandazangabo[3]

Notes
  1. Bloomfield, Steve (30 August 2007). "Welcome to Hillywood: how Rwanda's film industry emerged from genocide's shadow - Africa, World - The Independent". London: www.independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  2. Gladstone, Brooke. "On The Media: Transcript of " "100 Days in Rwanda" " (November 22, 2002)". www.onthemedia.org. Archived from the original on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  3. "100 Days (2001) - IMDb". IMDb.


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