Grey Matter

04/21/2011

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1hr 50min

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Drama

STORY

Balthazar is a young African filmmaker on the brink of directing his first project, The Cycle of the Cockroach, a fictional story about a young woman who survived unspeakable atrocities only to find herself committed to the same mental institution as a man driven insane by the crimes he perpetrated during the war. Potential funders for the film insist the themes are too bleak and pessimistic-they encourage Balthazar to make a "message" film that raises awareness about gender-based violence or HIV/AIDS instead. But he refuses to give up. Instead of telling his production team the news, Balthazar continues preparations for the film without financing or equipment. After rehearsing a scene with each of the characters, reality blurs and scenes from the script materialize, provoking the question: Can a film like this exist only in the director's dreams? Armed with a daring and creative visual language...

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Ruth Nirere
  • Herve Kimenyi Rutaremara
  • Ramadhan Shami Bizimana
  • JP Uwayezu
  • Natacha Muziramakenga

    Director

  • Kivu Ruhorahoza

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Moon Road Films
  • Scarab Studio

    Production Countries

  • Australia
  • Rwanda
  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • French
  • Kinyarwanda