Overall I thought this was a very interesting film. I particularly liked how the film maker decided to use different stories in the film, and intertwined them together, as well as using flashbacks. This film showed many problems that went on during the Rwandan genocide, like the conflicting problems between the Hutus and the Tutsis. This film tried to show that with all the violence that went on during the genocide, and some of the people who decided to act violently by murdering their own people, there were others who decided to risk their lives in order to save the ones who were about to get murdered. This portrayed that the genocide was not all bad, there were people who decided to help others who were in danger of getting killed, like the military soldiers who were trained in Uganda, and decided to rescue the people who were in the middle of the genocide, but were not a part of committing violent crimes, and murder. This film showed how religious freedom and peace was an important role for those who were against the genocide, and the ones involved in it. This film is not American, but it does share some similar things to American films, like the happy ending at the end of the film, most American films have happy endings, so it was interesting to see that as well in this film, and how they spoke both English and Kinyarwanda. I would not change anything about this film, and therefore would give it a 4/5 stars.

I have mixed feelings on this film. There were some things I really liked about it and other things I wasn't too fond of. I didn't really like how it followed so many different stories at once. The movie was very hard to follow for most of it and a lot of the transitions happened at the worst times in the film. It was an interesting approach for production however. It was a good idea, just slightly poorly executed in my opinion. Apart from that, the information portrayed in the film was very good. It showed may different perspectives. Unlike Hotel Rwanda, this film showed the Rwandan Genocide from the perspective of the Tutsi civilians and the Hutus and Muslims that were not involved. I liked the scene where all the high priority Muslims of the mosque got together and peacefully discussed what they should do about the current events. I thought this film was a lot more realistic and down to earth than Hotel Rwanda. I also really liked how the director decided to put in scenes from the Re-Education camps. I found it astonishing that most of the people that participated in the genocide were just normal human beings like us that had no grime on the Tutsis. They only participated because they jumped on the bandwagon so they wouldn't get killed.

This movie had a somewhat different approach. It was an all-African cast. The flow of the film could be unpredictable – and would lead you into unexpected areas. On a number of occasions some of the scenes surprised me – and I mean this in a positive way. The dialogue approached the profound. This film makes you listen and watch with intensity. There is nothing superficial here.

This film was about what different people did during the Rwandan genocide. As expected some behaved very badly – and others more admirably. The violence was there – but it was suggested violence. There are men with machetes – and you know very well what this will lead to as they enter a room or a building.

Perhaps there was a religious angle in the film that was somewhat over-stressed, but I can live with that.