Blackout

Blackout

4.2

2010-03-31

Paris, April 1994. Young freelance journalist Antoine Rives is making a report on Westerners who have been repatriated from Rwanda, fleeing the massacres. He meets Clément, a student of Hutu origin whose Tutsi fiancée Alice hasn’t been able to leave Rwanda. Antoine convinces Clément to go back with him to look for Alice, and to let him film the journey. Their pact soon becomes untenable as they find themselves thrown into chaos. This is a journey through horror during which a young man’s First World illusions are stripped away as he wakes up to human tragedy.

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Paris, April 1994. Young freelance journalist Antoine Rives is making a report on Westerners who have been repatriated from Rwanda, fleeing the massacres. He meets Clément, a student of Hutu origin whose Tutsi fiancée Alice hasn’t been able to leave Rwanda. Antoine convinces Clément to go back with him to look for Alice, and to let him film the journey. Their pact soon becomes untenable as they find themselves thrown into chaos. This is a journey through horror during which a young man’s First World illusions are stripped away as he wakes up to human tragedy.

Released

2010-03-31

Runtime

95

Director

Jean-Christophe Klotz

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

Français

Production

Mwana Productions

Sylicone

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    Jalil Lespert

    Jalil Lespert
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    Cyril Gueï

    Cyril Gueï
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    Philippe Nahon

    Philippe Nahon
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    Jean-François Stévenin

    Jean-François Stévenin
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    Patrick Rameau

    Patrick Rameau
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    Peter Hudson

    Peter Hudson
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    Ériq Ebouaney

    Ériq Ebouaney
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    Christophe Auger

    Christophe Auger
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    Corinne Barois

    Corinne Barois
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    Eric Connor

    Eric Connor
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    Gilles Kneusé

    Gilles Kneusé
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    Jean-Baptiste Tiémélé

    Jean-Baptiste Tiémélé