6 Best Rwandan Movies to Watch

By Vlad Zakh · October 15, 2026

Rwanda Drama thought provoking

Rwanda’s small domestic film industry has produced a handful of quiet, patient dramas grappling directly with the aftermath of the 1994 genocide.

A Sunday in Kigali (2006) 01

A Sunday in Kigali (2006)

IMDb ★ 5.8

A journalist's love affair in Kigali is shattered by the genocide unfolding just outside his hotel room.

Grey Matter (2011) 02

Grey Matter (2011)

IMDb ★ 6.2

A young filmmaker's attempt to make a movie about the genocide forces him to confront his own memories of it.

Munyurangabo (2007) 03

Munyurangabo (2007)

IMDb ★ 7.0

Two friends' journey across Rwanda is complicated when one reveals he's traveling to kill his father's murderer.

Africa United (2010) 04

Africa United (2010)

IMDb ★ 6.7

A group of Rwandan children set off on foot across the continent to reach the World Cup in South Africa.

Our Lady of the Nile (2020) 05

Our Lady of the Nile (2020)

IMDb ★ 6.6

Ethnic tensions simmer among students at an elite Catholic girls' school in the years before the Rwandan genocide.

Kinyarwanda (2011) 06

Kinyarwanda (2011)

IMDb ★ 6.6

Interwoven stories follow Rwandans of different faiths sheltering together during the 1994 genocide.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.