“1972 Broken Hearts”: A new film to set free the next generation of Burundians.
The Briefing Issue #44, Friday, February 21, 2020
Dear Readers,
The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) in partnership with The Institute of Scientific Research for development (IRSD) launched this Friday a documentary film titled “1972 Broken Hearts”.
“A film produced to shade light on what happened in 1972, a way to heal broken hearts of Burundians” emphasized Patrick Hajayandi from IJR, during the opening remarks.
The film focuses on a series of testimonies of the 1972 victims’ crisis recorded in Rumonge, Cibitoke, Kayanza, Bujumbura Rural, Ngozi and Kayanza provinces.
In an exclusive interview, Mr. Aloys Batungwanayo representative of IRSD, one of the producers of the film, said that the film will be distributed to all youth gathering places, from private to public schools. “We intend to reach the countryside, provinces, communes even the recurrent areas”, he added
We won’t ruin the suspense, thrill, that you may experience watching the film in the coming days. But for sure in our coming editions, we will review and analyze the content. Meanwhile, what we can say is that the film will be very polarizing!
Have a Wonderful Weekend!
Fabrice Iranzi
Founding Editor, RegionWeek.com
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