Nameless (French title: Les anonymes) is a 2021 Rwandan drama film directed by Mutiganda Wa Nkunda in his directorial debut.[1][2] The film was screened at the 27th edition of the FESPACO, where it won a prize for Best Scenario.[3] It was inspired by a senseless crime Nkunda witnessed in Kigali, and by Ken Loach's 1966 film Cathy Come Home.[4]
| Nameless | |
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| French | Les anonymes |
| Directed by | Mutiganda Wa Nkunda |
| Written by | Mutiganda Wa Nkunda |
| Produced by | Yuhi Amuli, Nadim Cheikhrouha |
| Starring | Yves Kijyana, Colombe Mukeshimana |
| Edited by | Lydvine Hakizimana, David Pujol |
Production companies | IZACU, Tanit Films |
| Distributed by | Orange Studio |
Release date | 2021 |
| Country | Rwanda |
| Language | Kinyarwanda |
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The film was based on real events of the difficult life of a pair young lovers from Kigali, and their tragic descent into violence.[5]
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