OUR LADY OF THE NILE
by Atiq Rahimi
synopsis
Rwanda, 1973. Our Lady of the Nile is a prestigious Catholic boarding school perched high on a hill, where teenage girls are groomed to be the Rwandan elite. Graduation on the horizon, they share the same dormitory, the same dreams and concerns. But throughout the country as well as within the school, deep-seated antagonisms rumble. Changing these young girls’ lives – and the entire nation – forever.
international title: | Our Lady of the Nile |
original title: | Notre-Dame du Nil |
country: | France, Belgium, Rwanda |
sales agent: | Indie Sales |
year: | 2019 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Atiq Rahimi |
film run: | 93' |
release date: | FR 5/02/2020 |
screenplay: | Atiq Rahimi, Ramata-Toulaye Sy |
cast: | Amanda Santa Mugabekazi, Albina Sydney Kirenga, Malaika Uwamahoro, Clariella Bizimana, Belinda Rubango Simbi, Pascal Greggory |
cinematography by: | Thierry Arbogast |
film editing: | Hervé de Luze |
art director: | Françoise Joset |
producer: | Dimitri Rassam, Rani Massalha, Marie Legrand |
co-producer: | Fabrice Delville, Christophe Toulemonde |
production: | Chapter 2, Les Films du Tambour, Belga Films Group, France 2 Cinéma |
distributor: | BAC Films |