“The Shining” is Still Shining 40 Years Later
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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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Antoine Lacomblez, Jean-Christophe Klotz
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Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Mwana Productions, Sylicone
Cast
Jean-Christophe Klotz
Director
Jalil Lespert
Antoine
Cyril Gueï
Clément
Philippe Nahon
Père François
Jean-François Stévenin
Marchand
Patrick Rameau
Capitaine Jonassaint
Peter Hudson
Général Hillaire
Ériq Ebouaney
Monsieur-la-Bête
Christophe Auger
Corinne Barois
Eric Connor
Quentin
Gilles Kneusé
Le chirurgien (as Gilles Kneuse)
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