| 100 Days | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nick Hughes |
| Written by | Nick Hughes |
| Produced by | Nick Hughes Eric Kabera |
| Cinematography | Nick Hughes |
| Edited by | Kavila Matu |
| Music by | Cécile Kayirebwa Steve Parr Sharon Rose |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom, Rwanda |
| Language | English |
100 Days is a 2001 British-Rwandandrama film directed byNick Hughes and produced by Hughes and Rwanda filmmakerEric Kabera. It is about the1994 genocide in Rwanda.
The film is a dramatisation of events that happened during the1994 genocide againstTutsi people in Rwanda. It focuses on the life of a young, refugeeTutsi girl, Josette, and her attempts to find safety while the genocide is taking place. She enters a church that is purportedly a sanctuary protected by UN forces, but the church's Hutu priest agrees to spare her life only in exchange for being raped.[1]
The film was the firstfeature film made about the 1994 Rwandan genocide.[2][3] It employed no professional actors; rather the filmmakers used actual Tutsi and Hutu survivors to act out the script, and was shot on location at the actual scenes where acts of genocide occurred.[1][3][4]
The title of the film is a direct reference to the length of time that passed from the beginning of the genocide on 6 April until it ended in mid-July 1994.
The film was released in 2001, four years after filming.[1]