A heartbreaking and, suprisingly, uplifting recount of the atrocious events in Rwanda when the Hutus slaughtered the Tutsi, "thanks to the Belgiums"! Not much is known thanks to the media's blackout while horrific events were unfolding, but thanks to the brave survivors that were able to share their nightmares, we are more empathetic about it.
Hiding from clear and imminent danger four women are cramped into a subterranean prison where their will and patience are tested to the extreme! Each from different lifestyles, backgrounds and heritage they must learn to coexist to survive. The only other option is played out right outside the room's peep hole (or window), with barbaric effect!
Their only support comes intermittently from one of the lady's husband, as he brings whatever food and water he can salvage whenever he can escape the murderers' eyes!
Tense, emotional, scary, brutal, real, and even funny at times, the film concentrates solely on their suffering while cursory visions of the atrocities outside. Judging the script, photography, direction or acting would be missing the whole point of the film! These are human beings facing the hardest challenge of their life with resilience and heart!
Hiding from clear and imminent danger four women are cramped into a subterranean prison where their will and patience are tested to the extreme! Each from different lifestyles, backgrounds and heritage they must learn to coexist to survive. The only other option is played out right outside the room's peep hole (or window), with barbaric effect!
Their only support comes intermittently from one of the lady's husband, as he brings whatever food and water he can salvage whenever he can escape the murderers' eyes!
Tense, emotional, scary, brutal, real, and even funny at times, the film concentrates solely on their suffering while cursory visions of the atrocities outside. Judging the script, photography, direction or acting would be missing the whole point of the film! These are human beings facing the hardest challenge of their life with resilience and heart!