My Neighbor, My Killer

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My Neighbor, My Killer
Film poster
Directed by	Anne Aghion
Written by	Anne Aghion
Produced by	Anne Aghion
Cinematography	James Kakwerere Linette Frewin Claire Bailly du Bois Mathieu Hagnery
Edited by	Nadia Ben Rachid
Production company	Gacaca Productions
Release date	May 2009 (2009-05)
Running time	80 minutes
Countries	France United States
Languages	Kinyarwanda with English and French subtitles

My Neighbor, My Killer (French: Mon voisin, mon tueur) is a 2009 French-American documentary film directed by Anne Aghion that focuses on the process of the Gacaca courts, a citizen-based justice system that was put into place in Rwanda after the 1994 genocide. Filmed over ten years, it makes us reflect on how people can live together after such a traumatic experience. Through the story and the words of the inhabitants of a small rural community, we see survivors and killers learn how to coexist.

Critical reception and awards

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It was an Official Selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival,^[1] the winner of the Human Rights Watch's Nestor Almendros Prize^[2] for courage in filmmaking, a nominee for the 2009 Gotham Best Documentary Award^[3] and the winner of the best documentary at Montreal Black Festival. The film has been shown at film festivals and universities around the world, including in Rwanda. It is rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.^[4]

My Neighbor, My Killer is the feature length based on the Gacaca Series, composed of three films that Anne Aghion made over the years in Rwanda, one of which - "In Rwanda We Say…The Family That Does Not Speak Dies"^[5] - received an Emmy Award.

Festivals

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Human Rights Watch Film Festival^[6]
Cannes Film Festival, 2009
San Francisco International Film Festival, 2009
Vancouver International Film Festival, 2009
Chicago International Film Festival, 2009
Honorable Mention: One Future Prize, Munich Film Festival, 2009
Fribourg International Film Festival, 2020
Nominee: Best Documentary, Gotham Awards, 2009

References

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^ "Festival de Cannes: My Neighbor, My Killer". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
^ "Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2009". Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
^ "Gotham Awards 2009". IMDB. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
^ "Rotten Tomatoes: My Neighbor,My Killer". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
^ "News Emmy Awards - 26th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Award Nominee Press Release - PART B". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
^ "My Neighbor, My Killer | Human Rights Watch Film Festival".

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