More than 1,000,000 people were killed in 100 days during the genocide perpetrated against Tutsi in 1994, and this film aims to spread awareness about the events that took place. At the Kigali Memorial Centre in Rwanda, the bodies of Tutsis murdered during the genocide are left unburied as a powerful reminder of the violence that claimed the lives of 800,000 people. Follow Director Charles Annenberg Weingarten - founder of the philanthropically minded Explore - as he travels throughout the country with survivor Honoré Gatera on a journey to build peace in Rwanda.
Learning Questions
1. What do you know about the genocide in Rwanda before watching this film?
2. What was a powerful communication tool that played a significant role in the genocide? How was it used?
3. What happened at the Murambi Technical Institute?
4. How does the survivor of Murambi say how he can forgive?
5. What did you like about this film?
6. Why do you think the filmmaker decided to make this film?
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