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The first Sub-Saharan African film to be directed
by a woman this stands with last season’s Moolaade
as an exploration of modern Africa. In an unnamed African
state, a fragile peace is declared between warring tribes.
At a feast held in honour of the truce, the undercurrents
of years on conflict rage and the words and actions of a
few will decide the course of the future for all. Director
Nacro said she was going for the universality of a parable,
with Shakepearean overtones, and certainly the central character
of Colonel Theo bares resemblance to several of the Bard’s
flawed heroes. But the echoes of Rwanda and other conflicts
connect this to recent events
still in the mind of Africa and the world.
"as powerful as Hotel Rwanda. . .it manages
to offer hope without seeming glib or trite" BBCi
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