Munyurangabo

Munyurangabo

2008•1h 37m•6.7/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(17)

An orphan of the Rwandan genocide travels from Kigali to the countryside on a quest for justice.

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Production

Sgraffito Entertainment

Language

RW

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jeff Rutagengwa

Munyurangabo

Eric Ndorunkundiye

Sangwa

Jean Marie Vianney Nkurikiyinka

Sangwa's Father

Jean Pierre Harerimana

Gwiza

Edouard B. Uwayo

Poet

Narcicia Nyirabucyeye

Sangwa's Mother

Etienne Rugazora

Ngabo's Father

Pierre Claver Kayitsinga

Father's Killer

John Kwezi

Market Fighter

Osman Kalisa

Market Fighter

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