Football Rwanda, fields of memories
Director François-Xavier DESTORS & Marie Thomas-Penette
Countries France
Duration 85 min
Synopsis
Twenty years after the genocide, Eugene Murangwa, the former goalkeeper of the National Football Team of Rwanda returns to his native country., In association with former teammates who sheltered him during the 1994 genocide, Eugene is committed to rebuilding the bonds ruptured by decades of hatred. He undertakes a journey to confront the history of football, a sports that entertains close ties with the colonial past and the tragedy his country underwent. At the image of Rwandan society, Eugene seeks to rethink the future by traversing the past.
Twenty years after the genocide, Eugene Murangwa, the former goalkeeper of the National Football Team of Rwanda returns to his native country., In association with former teammates who sheltered him during the 1994 genocide, Eugene is committed to rebuilding the bonds ruptured by decades of hatred. He undertakes a journey to confront the history of football, a sports that entertains close ties with the colonial past and the tragedy his country underwent. At the image of Rwandan society, Eugene seeks to rethink the future by traversing the past.