Sometimes in April

When the Hutu nationalists raised arms against their Tutsi countrymen in the African nation of Rwanda in April of 1994, the violent uprising marked the beginning of one of the darkest times in African history. Over the course of the next 100 days, brother would turn against brother, tearing families ...more

A lesser-seen companion piece to Hotel Rwanda, HBO Films' Sometimes in April may be even more capable of rattling the viewer's core than its Oscar-nominated cousin. That's because where Hotel Rwanda made the artistic choice to shy away from the violence, Sometimes in April is unflinching, giving the 1994 Rwandan genocide a greater sense of visceral reality in the process. There are moments in this film when the viewer thinks "Oh no, they couldn't have really done that" -- but yes, in the process ...more