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Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and East Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The capital cities are Gitega and Bujumbura, the latter being the country's largest city. The Twa, Hutu and Tutsi peoples have lived in Burundi for at least 500 years. For more than 200 of those years, Burundi was an independent kingdom. In 1885, it became part of the German colony of German East Africa. After the First World War and Germany's defeat, the League of Nations mandated the territories of Burundi and neighboring Rwanda to Belgium in a combined territory called Rwanda-Urundi. After the Second World War, this transformed into a United Nations Trust Territory. Burundi gained independence in 1962 and initially retained the monarchy; a 1966 coup replaced the monarchy with a one-party republic. Over the next 27 years, Burundi was ruled by a series of Tutsi dictators and notably experienced a genocide of Hutus in 1972. In July 1993, Melchior Ndadaye became Burundi's first Hutu president following the country's first multi-party pre... ()
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Gito the Ungrateful(1992)

1h 30min | Comedy, Drama
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Back home in Bujumbura with a Parisian diploma in his pocket and expecting to walk into a civil service job, Gito finds himself both unemployed and caught between two women: his current French girlfriend Christine and his local old flame Flora.

Directed by Léonce Ngabo - With Marie Bunel

A Child Whose Only Hope Is the Moon and the Sun(2007)

1h 30min | Drama

A village is assaulted by rebels. Everybody flees except for little Fabrice. He is first taken care of by the government army but subsequently dressed in uniform. With other children he is fighting in combat against the rebels. As a result of peace talks he is demobilized. After having rejoined his sister and little brother back home, he's following a training as a carpenter so as to have some potential to merge into civil society.

The Diary of a Volunteer(2010)

1h 31min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

Jean-Marc Phaneuf, an unmarried electrical engineer, travels to Burundi as a volunteer for the NGO Radio du Monde. He finds a country ruined by grinding poverty, famine, war, disease and appalling social inequality. At the same time, he meets a joyful, brave people hungry for happiness, knowledge and human dignity. The camera that becomes his personal diary also helps Jean-Marc expose the shaky, ineffective workings of NGOs. His investigations turn up a few praiseworthy examples of international cooperation, but on the whole he finds himself drawn to a terrible, inescapable conclusion: humanitarian aid is a utopian mirage. After falling victim to an attack and losing whatever ideals he still had, Jean-Marc becomes entangled in an impossible relationship. He is ultimately forced to leave Africa in disgrace.

Directed by Robert Morin - With Robert Morin

Kivumvu: Basket Boy(2008)

12min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A ten-year-old named Kivumvu (Kirundi for 'basket') searches for the origins of his often mocked name.

Bigger Plans(2008)

11min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Moma is a young man who dreams of being an architect to build a better life for himself and his family.

Uncertain Futures(2023)

1h 9min | Documentary

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Nothing's the Same(2008)

11min | Drama
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Anémone, a girl raised with strict Christian values, must deal with a harsh new reality on the eve of her wedding.

A Colorful life(2022)

Drama

When a pandemic rages to an attack ; Sarah discovers that she has only six months to live ;confined to her home with her husband Phil ; the young couple will have to face their fear together ; the fear of death ; the fear of being forgotten.