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Summary
The documentary "Reclaiming History – Colonial Roots of the Genocide in Rwanda" marks the first of its kind, examining the role of German and Belgian colonialism in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Rwandan director and filmmaker Samuel Ishimwe goes in search of the origins of the "racial hatred" between the Tutsi and Hutu communities: "We speak the same language, share the same culture, the same country - what drove us apart?"
Goals & Objectives
In April 1994, the parents of two-year-old Samuel Ishimwe were murdered in Rwanda. Their fate was shared by up to a million people in the genocide against the country’s Tutsi minority. Thirty years on, Samuel sets out to discover what set these terrible events in motion.
Results & Impact
Accompanied by DW director Matthias Frickel, Ishimwe traverses Rwanda, Germany, and Belgium, shedding light on his country's history through conversations with historians and contemporary witnesses.
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