Sometimes in April / HBO Films presents a Raoul Peck film ; a Velvet Film production in association with Yolo Films ; written and directed by Raoul Peck ; producer, Daniel Delume.

Publication | Not Digitized | Library Call Number: DVD-0901

Overview

Summary: Based on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, where over the course of 100 days an estimated 800,000 people were killed in a terrifying purge by Hutu nationalists against their Tutsi countrymen.
Format: Video
Published: [United States] : Home Box Office : HBO Video, [2005]
©2005
Locale: Rwanda
Edition: Widescreen
Other Authors/Editors: Peck, Raoul.
Delume, Daniel.
Erhuero, Oris, 1968-
Ebouaney, Eriq.
Elba, Idris.
Winger, Debra, 1955-
HBO Films.
Velvet Film GmbH.
Yolo Films.
Home Box Office (Firm)
HBO Video (Firm)
Notes: Originally produced in 2004 and broadcast by HBO Mar. 19, 2005.

Special features: audio commentary with writer/director Raoul Peck, conducted by Elvis Mitchell; Making "Sometimes in April" featurette; "100 days of Genocide" timeline; a Rwandan photo essay.

Director of photography, Eric Guichard; editor, Jacques Cometis; music, Bruno Coulais.

Oris Erhuero, Eriq Ebouaney, Idris Elba, Debra Winger.

Not rated.

DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1; Dolby Digital 2.0; Dolby Digital Surround.

In English and Kinyarwanda with English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Subjects: Genocide--Rwanda--Drama. Tutsi (African people)--Crimes against--Rwanda--Drama. Hutu (African people)--Rwanda--Politics and government--Drama. Rwanda--History--Civil War, 1994--Atrocities--Drama. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings. Drama.

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