Beautifully Broken 2018

     This film is based on the real people and a true story.  William Mwizerwa, his wife Ebraille and his daughter Aimee narrowly live through the genocide in Rwanda of the Tutsi people by the Hutu people.  This event happened between April 7 and July 15, 1994.  The Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana was assassinated on April 6, 1994.  This created a power vacuum and ended all peace accords.  It is also believed that these actions were planned prior to the assassination.  The killings began on April 7 by the soldiers, police and militias.  Moderate Hutu military and political leaders were also killed.  William has received a visa to the United States and he is living in a Church pastured by Henry.  He wants to find a place to live, get a job and send for Ebraille and Aimee.  Randy Hartley has been working closely on this sponsorship program and he’s been having a battle at home with his daughter Andrea.

     There is violence in this film when scenes are shown at the beginning of the Tutsi people trying to escape from the Hutu people.  There are also flashbacks to some of these events.  Andrea is acting out at home and school because she had a very bad experience at Fourth of July.  She has lost all her feelings of self worth and she hasn’t talked to anyone because she doesn’t think she can be helped.  I thought this was very good and the experiences of the people involved are very complicated.  They aren’t able to help themselves but they need understanding and help from others.  4* (I really liked this movie)      

   

108 min, Drama directed by Eric Welch with Benjamin A. Onyango, Scott William Winters, Emily Hahn, Caitliln Nicol-Thomas, Ditebogo Ledwaba, Sibulele Gcilitshana, Bonko Khoza, Michael W. Smityh, Eva Ndachi, Toby McKeehan, Jessica Obilom, Frans Cronje, Maxwell Haynes, Alan Powell.

Note:  Imdb 5.6 out of 10, Amazon 4.7* out of 5* with 78 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 67% critic 92% audience, Dove.org 4* faith 5* integrity 4* violence, CommonSenseMedia age 14|+ 4* out of 5*. 

Special Note:  Filmed in Louisiana.  When the families living in the United States go back to Rwanda, they stay at the Hotel des Mille Collines (Hotel of a Thousand Hills).  This is the same hotel where Paul Rusesabagina of the movie Hotel Rwanda 2004 gave 1268 people refuge. Michael W. Smith as Pastor Henry and Toby McKeehan as himself are both singing artists.