泣血四月SOMETIMES IN APRIL
In April 1994, one of the most heinous genocides in world history began in the African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of 100 days, close to one million people were killed in a terrifying purge by Hutu nationalists against their Tutsi countrymen. This harrowing HBO Films drama focuses on the almost indescribable human atrocities that took place a decade ago through the story of two Hutu brothers - one in the military, one a radio personality - whose relationship and private lives were forever changed in the midst of the genocide. Written and directed by Raoul Peck (HBO Films' "Lumumba"), the movie is the first large-scale film about the 100 days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide to be shot in Rwanda, in the locations where the real-life events transpired.
Both an edge-of-the-seat thriller and a chilling reminder of man's incomprehensible capacity for cruelty, Sometimes in April is an epic story of courage in the face of daunting odds, as well as an exposé of the West's inaction as nearly a million Rwandans were being killed. The plot focuses on two brothers embroiled in the 1994 conflict between the Hutu majority (who had ruled Rwanda since 1959) and the Tutsi minority who had received favored treatment when the country was ruled by Belgium. The protagonists (both Hutus) are reluctant soldier Augustin Muganza (Idris Elba), married to a Tutsi and father to three, and his brother Honoré (Oris Erhuero), a popular public figure espousing Hutu propaganda from a powerful pulpit: Radio RTLM in Rwanda.
The drama is set in two periods, which unfold concurrently: In April 1994, after the Hutu Army begins a systematic slaughter of Tutsis and more moderate Hutus, Augustin and a fellow Army officer named Xavier, defying their leadership, attempt to get their wives and children to safety. Separated from his wife Jeanne and their two sons (whom he entrusts to the care of his reluctant brother), Augustin gets caught in a desperate struggle to survive. Barely escaping the purge, he's haunted by questions about what happened to his wife, sons and daughter (who was a student at a local boarding school). In 2004, looking for closure and hoping to start a new life with his girlfriend Martine (who taught at his daughter's school), Augustin visits the United Nations Tribunal in Arusha, where Honoré awaits trial for the incendiary role he and other journalists played in the genocide. In the end, through an emotional meeting with Honoré, Augustin learns the details of his family's fate, giving him closure and, perhaps, hope for happiness in the future.
From：http://www.hbo.com/films/sometimesinapril/synopsis/index.html
藉由兩個胡圖族(Hutu)兄弟- 一個是不情願的士兵及一個電台人員-他們兄弟倆的生活被這集體屠殺給永遠改變了。在1994年胡圖族(Hutu，自1959年統治盧安達)與圖西族(Tutsi, 在比利時已得到盧安達統治權時獲得比利時的支持)衝突中，奧古斯丁莫甘查(由伊德斯艾伯飾演，美國影集<<火線>>)是三個孩子爸爸的胡圖族人，但卻娶了一個圖西人，當他的哥哥赫諾瑞(由歐瑞斯爾修羅飾演，曾演過黑俠II)是一個受歡迎的電台公眾人物，信奉並煽動著胡圖族的理念。
在1994年4月，胡圖部隊開始一個徹底的屠殺圖西人及偏向緩和派的胡圖人，奧古斯丁跟他的部隊長官朋友查維爾，抗拒他們的領導且試圖保護他的老婆與小孩，卻還是被抓到，在好不容易逃出了屠殺後，但他掛心著不知道老婆及孩子們發生什麼事，然後到了2004年，期待著結束並與他的女朋友瑪婷開始一個新生活，奧古斯丁拜訪在阿魯沙的聯合國法庭時，那裡赫諾瑞因著他跟其他記者們扮演著大屠殺的扇動者而等待著被審判。經過與赫諾瑞一場激動的見面後，奧古斯丁知道了他家人後來的命運，算是給了他一個結束，並期許未來的快樂…。
資料來源：http://starblvd.tisnet.net.tw/cgi-bin/news-show?mode=viewnews&path=1148544952
In April 1994, one of the most heinous genocides in world history began in the African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of 100 days, close to one million people were killed in a terrifying purge by Hutu nationalists against their Tutsi countrymen. This harrowing HBO Films drama focuses on the almost indescribable human atrocities that took place a decade ago through the story of two Hutu brothers - one in the military, one a radio personality - whose relationship and private lives were forever changed in the midst of the genocide. Written and directed by Raoul Peck (HBO Films' "Lumumba"), the movie is the first large-scale film about the 100 days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide to be shot in Rwanda, in the locations where the real-life events transpired.
Both an edge-of-the-seat thriller and a chilling reminder of man's incomprehensible capacity for cruelty, Sometimes in April is an epic story of courage in the face of daunting odds, as well as an exposé of the West's inaction as nearly a million Rwandans were being killed. The plot focuses on two brothers embroiled in the 1994 conflict between the Hutu majority (who had ruled Rwanda since 1959) and the Tutsi minority who had received favored treatment when the country was ruled by Belgium. The protagonists (both Hutus) are reluctant soldier Augustin Muganza (Idris Elba), married to a Tutsi and father to three, and his brother Honoré (Oris Erhuero), a popular public figure espousing Hutu propaganda from a powerful pulpit: Radio RTLM in Rwanda.
The drama is set in two periods, which unfold concurrently: In April 1994, after the Hutu Army begins a systematic slaughter of Tutsis and more moderate Hutus, Augustin and a fellow Army officer named Xavier, defying their leadership, attempt to get their wives and children to safety. Separated from his wife Jeanne and their two sons (whom he entrusts to the care of his reluctant brother), Augustin gets caught in a desperate struggle to survive. Barely escaping the purge, he's haunted by questions about what happened to his wife, sons and daughter (who was a student at a local boarding school). In 2004, looking for closure and hoping to start a new life with his girlfriend Martine (who taught at his daughter's school), Augustin visits the United Nations Tribunal in Arusha, where Honoré awaits trial for the incendiary role he and other journalists played in the genocide. In the end, through an emotional meeting with Honoré, Augustin learns the details of his family's fate, giving him closure and, perhaps, hope for happiness in the future.
From：http://www.hbo.com/films/sometimesinapril/synopsis/index.html
藉由兩個胡圖族(Hutu)兄弟- 一個是不情願的士兵及一個電台人員-他們兄弟倆的生活被這集體屠殺給永遠改變了。在1994年胡圖族(Hutu，自1959年統治盧安達)與圖西族(Tutsi, 在比利時已得到盧安達統治權時獲得比利時的支持)衝突中，奧古斯丁莫甘查(由伊德斯艾伯飾演，美國影集<<火線>>)是三個孩子爸爸的胡圖族人，但卻娶了一個圖西人，當他的哥哥赫諾瑞(由歐瑞斯爾修羅飾演，曾演過黑俠II)是一個受歡迎的電台公眾人物，信奉並煽動著胡圖族的理念。
在1994年4月，胡圖部隊開始一個徹底的屠殺圖西人及偏向緩和派的胡圖人，奧古斯丁跟他的部隊長官朋友查維爾，抗拒他們的領導且試圖保護他的老婆與小孩，卻還是被抓到，在好不容易逃出了屠殺後，但他掛心著不知道老婆及孩子們發生什麼事，然後到了2004年，期待著結束並與他的女朋友瑪婷開始一個新生活，奧古斯丁拜訪在阿魯沙的聯合國法庭時，那裡赫諾瑞因著他跟其他記者們扮演著大屠殺的扇動者而等待著被審判。經過與赫諾瑞一場激動的見面後，奧古斯丁知道了他家人後來的命運，算是給了他一個結束，並期許未來的快樂…。
資料來源：http://starblvd.tisnet.net.tw/cgi-bin/news-show?mode=viewnews&path=1148544952
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