Drama · Belgium · 2009 · 1h 40m

The Day God Walked Away

Le jour où Dieu est parti en voyage

The Day God Walked Away poster
Director
Philippe Van Leeuw
Cast
Ruth Nirere as Jacqueline Afazali Dewaele as The wounded man Lætitia Reva as Karin Pierrick Le Pochat as Jean-Pierre Juliette Nsengiyumya as Fille de Jacqueline Ismael Dusengimana as Chef
Crew
Marc Koninckx — Director of Photography Philippe Van Leeuw — Screenplay
Synopsis

In 1994, in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, during the first days of the Tutsi genocide. Jacqueline, a young Tutsi nanny, returns home, in her village, desperately looking for her children. When she finds them lying lifeless among the corpses, Jacqueline takes refuge in the forest, where she gradually sinks into madness...

Trailer The Day God Walked Away — Official Trailer
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Key Collaborators
Philippe Van Leeuw Director Marc Koninckx Director of Photography Philippe Van Leeuw Screenplay
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