Na Wewe Explained

Na Wewe
Director:Ivan Goldschmidt
Producer:Ivan Goldschmidt
Jean-Luc Pening
Dries Phlypo
Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem
Starring:Renaud Rutten
Fabrice Kwizera
Floris Kubwimana
Music:Jérémie Hakeshimana
Cinematography:Guy Maezelle
Editing:Ivan Goldschmidt
Studio:Cut !
A Private View
Radio Télévision Belge Francophone
Distributor:Premium Films
Runtime:19 minutes
Country:Belgium
Language:French
Kirundi
Flemish

Na Wewe (You Too) is a 2010 Belgian live action short film. The film's runtime is approximately 19 minutes, starring Renaud Rutten and Fabrice Kwizera. It was directed by Ivan Goldschmidt, written by first-timer Jean-Luc Pening, and produced by Goldschmidt, Pening, Dries Phlypo and Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem. The film was shot in the summer of 2009. It is set in Burundi in 1994, during the civil war between Hutus and Tutsis and exposes the absurdity of ethnic conflicts. It's a "compact story about identity that's both tense and darkly funny".[1]

Plot

A minivan transporting ordinary citizens is stopped on a Burundian dirt road. With force a band of Hutu rebels armed with Kalashnikovs get the passengers off. The rebel leader barks:"Hutus to the left, Tutsis to the right!". The sorting fails as all hurry to the left and neither passengers nor rebels can distinguish Hutus from Tutsis.

Accolades

The film received the Special Jury Award Honourable Mention at the 20th Flickerfest.[2] On 25 January 2011 it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2011: Live Action . https://web.archive.org/web/20110224181213/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20468400,00.html . dead . February 24, 2011 . 25 February 2011 . Entertainment Weekly, reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum . 27 February 2011.
  2. Web site: Winners . 16 January 2011 . Flickerfest . 27 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110302145320/http://www.flickerfest.com.au/Winners.aspx . 2 March 2011 .
  3. Web site: Oscar Nominations Announced! . 25 January 2011 . . 27 February 2011.