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Chronicle of a Genocide Foretold - Part 1: Blood Was Flowing Like a River

Name: Chronicle of a Genocide Foretold - Part 1: Blood Was Flowing Like a River
Duration: 1 h 3 min

Danièle Lacourse & Yvan Patry

1996 | 1 h 3 min

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The cornerstone of The Rwanda Series, this volume in three parts recounts a horrifying crime that could have been prevented by the international community and international law. Shot over three years, Chronicle of a Genocide Foretold follows several Rwandans before, during and after the genocide. Part 1 explores the genesis of the genocide in two key regions of Rwanda, Kibuye and the Bugesera, where "blood was flowing like a river" and "Rwandans will never again be the same."

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Credits

writer

Danièle Lacourse

Yvan Patry
director

Danièle Lacourse

Yvan Patry
camera

William Turnley

Serge Giguère

Rénald Bellemare

Alain Dupras

Nick Hughes

Chris Matlock

Peter Walker
sound

Stéphane Poulin

Claude Beaugrand

John Gatibaru

Philippe Scultéty

Paul Simpson
editing

Nick Hector
sound editing

Claude Schryer
original music

René Lussier
music - interpretation

Céline Arcand

Jean Derome

Vincent Bernard

Robert M. Lepage

René Lussier

Jean René

Pierre Tanguay

Tom Walsh
music re-recording

Louis Hone
music re-recording - assistance

Nathalie Morin
music

Nassan Ganakwere
re-recording

Serge Boivin

Jean Paul Vialard
English voice

Christian Allard

Luis de Cespedes

A.J. Henderson

Adrian Knight

Liz MacRae

Michael Rudder
recording of voices

Michel Chalut
research

Bernard Proulx

Mark Richardson
translation

Ole Gjerstad

Jean-Marie Muhirwa

Guillaume Murere

Erica Pomerance
online editing

Marc Dupont
production manager

Carole Beaulieu
production assistant

Claude Kambale

Joseph Ntahimana
administration

Martine Paquin

Ida Di Fruscia

Nickie Merulla
post-production services

Grace Avrith
ETO video diary

Lieutenant Lecomte
audio archives

Jean-Pierre Chrétien

Jean-François Dupaquier
photo archives

Jean-Pierre Chrétien

Jean-François Dupaquier
line producer

Claire Lapointe
producer

Sam Grana
executive producer

Don Haig

Yvan Patry
commissioning editor

Rudy Buttignol

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