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‘Bisesero: A Daughter’s Story:’ Eugene Boateng Joins Pan-African Rwanda Genocide Drama — EFM


Boateng joins Tracy Kababiito (African Folktales), Wale Ojo (The Foundation), and Isabelle Kabano (Sometimes in April) in the film.

Eugene BoatengMonika Skolimowska/picture alliance via Getty Images Boateng joins Tracy Kababiito ( African Folktales), Wale Ojo ( The Foundation), and Isabelle Kabano ( Sometimes in April) in the film, which has been billed as the first major feature about the tragic events in Rwanda in 1994 to be told exclusively about and by Africans. Bisesero: A Daughter’s Story will recount the little-known true story of the Bisesero Resistance, in which tens of thousands of Tutsi, led by an elder called Aminadabu Birara (played by Ojo), bravely fought off Hutu attackers. Hollywood-based independent film packager Slated has partnered with Hall as an Executive Producer.

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