Munyurangabo (2008)
An orphan of the Rwandan genocide travels from Kigali to the countryside on a quest for justice.
Top billed cast
Jeff RutagengwaMunyurangabo- Eric NdorunkundiyeSangwa
- Jean Marie Vianney NkurikiyinkaSangwa's Father
- Jean Pierre HarerimanaGwiza
- Edouard B. UwayoPoet
- Narcicia NyirabucyeyeSangwa's Mother
- Etienne RugazoraNgabo's Father
- Pierre Claver KayitsingaFather's Killer
- John KweziMarket Fighter
- Osman KalisaMarket Fighter
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