COUNTRY: Rwanda YEAR: 2023 RUNTIME: 73 min
DIRECTED BY: Myriam U. Birara
LANGUAGE(S): Kinyarwanda
SUBTITLES: English
CAST: Sandra Umulisa, Aline Amike, Daniel Gaga
PRODUCED BY: Myriam U. Birara, Kivu Ruhorahoza
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Bora Shingiro
EDITED BY: Gashonga Ka Hangu
SCREENINGS
SYNOPSIS
Rwanda, 1997. Three years after the genocide against the Tutsi minority, Eva is kidnapped by a stranger and raped. Her aunts agree to a forced marriage. When Eva finds a confidante in the form of the man’s cousin, she discovers the family’s traumatic past.
Myriam U. Birara
Myriam U. Birara was born in Masisi, Zaire, nowadays Democratic Republic of the Congo, in 1992. She is a visual artist and filmmaker. THE BRIDE is her feature-length debut.
Home (2021), The Bride (2023)
PRODUCTION: Urugori Films, Kivu Ruhorahoza
WORLD SALES: Myriam U. Birara