Blackout

1h 35min

Drama

Paris, April 1994. Young freelance journalist Antoine Rives is making a report on Westerners who have been repatriated from Rwanda, fleeing the massacres. He meets Clément, a student of Hutu origin whose Tutsi fiancée Alice hasn’t been able to leave Rwanda. Antoine convinces Clément to go back with him to look for Alice, and to let him film the journey. Their pact soon becomes untenable as they find themselves thrown into chaos. This is a journey through horror during which a young man’s First World illusions are stripped away as he wakes up to human tragedy.

Production Companies

Mwana Productions

Sylicone

Cast

Cyril Gueï

Cyril Gueï

Clément
Philippe Nahon

Philippe Nahon

Père François
Patrick Rameau

Patrick Rameau

Capitaine Jonassaint
Peter Hudson

Peter Hudson

Général Hillaire
Ériq Ebouaney

Ériq Ebouaney

Monsieur-la-Bête
Gilles Kneusé

Gilles Kneusé

Le chirurgien (as Gilles Kneuse)

Release date

31st Mar 2010

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français