Nameless (2021 film) explained

Native Name:
Director:	Mutiganda Wa Nkunda
Producer:	Yuhi Amuli, Nadim Cheikhrouha
Starring:	Yves Kijyana, Colombe Mukeshimana
Editing:	Lydvine Hakizimana, David Pujol
Studio:	IZACU, Tanit Films
Distributor:	Orange Studio
Country:	Rwanda
Language:	Kinyarwanda

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]

Synopsis

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]

Cast

• Yves Kijyana (as Philibert)
• Colombe Mukeshimana (as Kathy)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nameless Festival International de Films de Fribourg. 2021-11-21. www.fiff.ch. en.
2. Web site: 2021-10-23. Nameless. 2021-11-21. The Film Verdict. en-US. 2021-11-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121193536/https://thefilmverdict.com/2021/10/23/nameless/. dead.
3. Web site: 2021-10-21. Rwandan filmmakers in Burkina Faso for FESPACO festival. 2021-11-21. The New Times Rwanda. en.
4. Web site: Nameless - CLAP NOIR : cinémas et audiovisuels Africains. 2021-11-21. www.clapnoir.org.
5. Web site: Berlinale Talents Project - NAMELESS. 2021-11-21. Berlinale Talents. en-GB.