Birds Are Singing in Kigali
113 mins
We meet ornithologist Anna in 1994 just as genocide is raging in Rwanda, perpetrated by the majority Hutus against the Tutsis. Anna manages to save the daughter of a colleague whose family has been murdered, and she takes her to Poland. But the woman returns to Rwanda to visit the graves of her loved ones. The director originally worked on the movie with her husband Krzysztof Krauze (My Nikifor – Crystal Globe, KVIFF 2005), but after his death in 2014 she eventually finished this challenging picture alone.
Ciza Remy Muhirwa
Jean Paul
Herve Kimenyi Rutaremara
Sebastian
Didacienne Nibagwire
Marie-Christine
Joel Echallier
Wolf
Elżbieta Benkowska
Casting
Józefina Gocman-Dicks
Camera Operator
Claudine Murenzi
Production Design
Omar Mouktar Sibomana
Assistant Production Design
Jerzy Rudziński
Camera Operator
Adam Bagnowski
Assistant Production Design
Hope Azeda
Casting
Michał Stajniak
Camera Operator
Angela Shyaka
Assistant Production Design
Bartosz Świniarski
Camera Operator
Agnieszka Zawadowska
Production Design
Abdoulhamani Rwamudanga
Assistant Director
Michał Chackiel Kos
Assistant Director
Marek Modzelewski
Master Lighting Artist
Maja Napieracz
Assistant Production Manager
Agnieszka Echallier
Makeup & Hair
Maja Obelnicka
Health and Safety
Rafał Bubnicki
Co-Producer
Jean Baptiste Ntezimana
Assistant Costume Designer
Andrzej Kowalewski
Props
Jakub Bossowski
Special Props
Didacienne Nibagwire
Translator
Alicja Smotryś
Production Coordinator
Maciej Pakuła
Assistant Costume Designer
Krzysztof Adamus
Catering
Aneta Kielak
Catering
Jean de Dieu Ngirabaganwa
Assistant Costume Designer
Nicole Mukimbili
Translator
Beata Shyaka
Music Consultant
Aleksandra Bielska
Administration
Joel Echallier
Special Props
Robert Henkelman
Assistant Property Master
Zoriana Kozii
Producer's Assistant
Radosław Ochnio
Dialogue Editor
Marek Cieślik
Translator
Aleksandra Bielska
Production Manager
Claudine Murenzi
Costume Design
Joel Echallier
Makeup & Hair
Joanna Bochenska
Makeup & Hair
Dariusz Skrzypek
Production Supervisor
Agnieszka Zawadowska
Costume Design
Ewa Łowżył
Still Photographer
Miłosz Bielski
Assistant Production Manager
Marta Andrzejuk
Producer's Assistant
Mirosław Nasławski
Props
Miłosz Bogić
Dialogue Editor
Małgorzata Długosz
Assistant Makeup Artist
Katarzyna Kuriata
Medical Consultant
Andrzej Białas
Co-Producer
Katarzyna Leśniak
Editor
Józefina Gocman-Dicks
Director of Photography
Jacek Wiśniewski
Foley Artist
Paweł Szymański
Original Music Composer