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* PropagandaMachine: Honoré Butera works for RTLM, a radio station infamous for hateful propaganda against Tutsis.
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* ManlyTears: Augustin sheds them throughout the movie during the various flashbacks and present times. He breaks down crying when he's in relative safety at the Hotel des Mille Collines and again when he finds out that [[spoiler: his daughter Anne-Marie is dead]] His brother Honore is seen weeping[[spoiler: while cradling the lifeless bodies of his nephews]] and when he reveals to Augustin the fates of[[spoiler: his wife and sons]] after Honore departed with them.
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* ManlyTears: Augustin sheds them throughout the movie during the various flashbacks and present times. He breaks down crying when he's in relative safety at the Hotel des Mille Collines and again when he finds out that [[spoiler: his daughter Anne-Marie is dead]] dead]]. His brother Honore is seen weeping[[spoiler: weeping [[spoiler: while cradling the lifeless bodies of his nephews]] and when he reveals to Augustin the fates of[[spoiler: of [[spoiler: his wife and sons]] after Honore departed with them.them.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Butera's responsible for propaganda against Tutsis on the radio, but he's seen weeping [[spoiler: when his sister-in-law and nephews fall victim to the genocide he propagated]] and sobs "[[PrecisionFStrike fucking savages]]!"
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Butera's responsible for propaganda against Tutsis on the radio, but he's seen weeping [[spoiler: when his sister-in-law and nephews fall victim to the genocide he propagated]] and sobs "[[PrecisionFStrike fucking savages]]!"
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to ''Film/HotelRwanda'', which is PG-13 and subtly implies the violence and this film were the violence is shown and is given a TV-MA (an equivalent to film's Rated R).
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to ''Film/HotelRwanda'', which is PG-13 and subtly implies FinalSolution: The genocide as carried out by the violence and this film were Hutus carry on the violence is shown and is given a TV-MA (an equivalent to film's Rated R).Tutsis.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Augustin's family and his Tutsi-sympathizer best friend, Xavier, were killed and his brother is imprisoned for war crime]] but he has found love again and his girlfriend, Martine (who was a teacher at his daughters boarding school) is pregnant. The film ends with Martine testifying against the perpetrators who massacred her students[[spoiler: including Augustin’s daughter]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Augustin's family and his Tutsi-sympathizer best friend, Xavier, were killed and his brother is imprisoned for war crime]] crimes]] but he has found love again and his girlfriend, Martine (who was a teacher at his daughters boarding school) is pregnant. The film ends with Martine testifying against the perpetrators who massacred her students[[spoiler: including Augustin’s daughter]]
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* ManlyTears: Augustin sheds them throughout the movie during the various flashbacks and present times. He breaks down crying when he's in relative safety at the Hotel des Mille Collines and again when he finds out that [[spoiler: his daughter Anne-Marie is dead]] His brother Honore is seen weeping[[spoiler: while cradling the lifeless bodies of his nephews]] and when he reveals to Augustin the fates of[[spoiler: his wife and sons]] after Honore departed with them.
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* AdultFear [[spoiler: Augustin goes to the boarding school that his daughter, Anne-Marie, attended only to find out that she was killed. He also learns from his brother that his two sons, Yves-André and Marcus, along with his wife, Jeanne, and her sister, Félicie, were killed shortly after he parted ways from them]].
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler: Augustin goes to the boarding school that his daughter, Anne-Marie, attended only to find out that she was killed. He also learns from his brother that his two sons, Yves-André and Marcus, along with his wife, Jeanne, and her sister, Félicie, were killed shortly after he parted ways from them]].
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''Sometimes in April'' is a 2005 Creator/{{HBO}} historical drama film about the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, written and directed by the Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck. The ensemble cast includes Creator/IdrisElba, Oris Erhuero, Carole Karemera, Debra Winger, Noah Emmerich, and Pamela Novemte.
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''Sometimes in April'' is a 2005 Creator/{{HBO}} historical drama film about the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, written and directed by the Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck. Creator/RaoulPeck. The ensemble cast includes Creator/IdrisElba, Oris Erhuero, Carole Karemera, Debra Winger, Noah Emmerich, Creator/OrisErhuero, Creator/CaroleKaremera, Creator/DebraWinger, Creator/NoahEmmerich, and Pamela Novemte.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Augustin's family and his Tutsi-sympathizer best friend, Xavier, were killed and his brother is imprisoned for war crime]] but he has found love again and his girlfriend, Martine (who was a teacher at his daughters boarding school) is pregnant.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Augustin's family and his Tutsi-sympathizer best friend, Xavier, were killed and his brother is imprisoned for war crime]] but he has found love again and his girlfriend, Martine (who was a teacher at his daughters boarding school) is pregnant. The film ends with Martine testifying against the perpetrators who massacred her students[[spoiler: including Augustin’s daughter]]
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: When the militants arrive at the boarding school the girls, including Anne-Marie, all agree not to separate from each other to distinguish between Hutu and Tutsi. Martine, shocked, warns them of the consequences of their actions and [[spoiler: almost all of them are killed]].
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: When the militants arrive at the boarding school the girls, including Augustin’s daughter Anne-Marie, all agree not to separate from each other to distinguish between Hutu and Tutsi. Martine, shocked, warns them of the consequences of their actions and [[spoiler: almost all of them are killed]]. killed. Anne-Marie later dies of her injuries.]]
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* YouMonster: Inverted as Martine [[spoiler: tells her frightened students, including Anne-Marie, to go to their dormitories and the school's priest tells her that they are in a difficult position but they must do their duty; they must not harbor rebels. Shocked, Martine calls him out, pointing out that these are not rebels but students whom he promised to protect, but he shuts her down, pointing out that they cannot protect all the students and that he does not have the power to change the situation. As a stunned Martine leaves, he tells her, "[[WhamLine We must pray]]]]."
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* YouMonster: Inverted as Martine [[spoiler: tells her frightened students, including Anne-Marie, to go to their dormitories and the boarding school's priest tells her that they are in a difficult position but they must do their duty; they must not harbor rebels. Shocked, Martine calls him out, pointing out that these are not rebels but students whom he promised to protect, but he shuts her down, pointing out that they cannot protect all the students girls and that he does not have the power to change the situation. As a stunned Martine leaves, he tells her, "[[WhamLine We must pray]]]]."
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* TraumaCongaLine: Augustin during the genocide. See the tropes above for more details.
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* YouMonster: Inverted as Martine [[spoiler: tells her frightened students, including Anne-Marie, to go to their dormitories and the school's priest tells her that they are in a difficult position but they must do their duty; they must not harbor rebels. Shocked, Martine calls him out, pointing out that these are not rebels but students whom he promised to protect, but he shuts her down, pointing out that they cannot protect all the students and that he does not have the power to change the situation. As a stunned Martine leaves, he tells her, "[[WhamLine We must pray]]]]."
* YouMonster: Inverted as Martine [[spoiler: tells her frightened students, including Anne-Marie, to go to their dormitories and the school's priest tells her that they are in a difficult position but they must do their duty; they must not harbor rebels. Shocked, Martine calls him out, pointing out that these are not rebels but students whom he promised to protect, but he shuts her down, pointing out that they cannot protect all the students and that he does not have the power to change the situation. As a stunned Martine leaves, he tells her, "[[WhamLine We must pray]]]]."
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''Sometimes in April'' is a 2005 historical drama television film about the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, written and directed by the Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck. The ensemble cast includes Idris Elba, Oris Erhuero, Carole Karemera, Debra Winger, Noah Emmerich, and Pamela Novemte.
The story centers around two Hutu brothers: Honoré Butera, who worked for the local Radio station and is currently on trial for war crimes during the genocide, and Augustin Muganza, a former captain of the Rwandan military, a husband, and father of three children. The film flashback to from the past chronicling the events before, during, and after the genocide to the present where Augustin is visiting his brother to inquire the fate of his family.
The story centers around two Hutu brothers: Honoré Butera, who worked for the local Radio station and is currently on trial for war crimes during the genocide, and Augustin Muganza, a former captain of the Rwandan military, a husband, and father of three children. The film flashback to from the past chronicling the events before, during, and after the genocide to the present where Augustin is visiting his brother to inquire the fate of his family.
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''Sometimes in April'' is a 2005 Creator/{{HBO}} historical drama television film about the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, written and directed by the Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck. The ensemble cast includes Idris Elba, Creator/IdrisElba, Oris Erhuero, Carole Karemera, Debra Winger, Noah Emmerich, and Pamela Novemte.
The story centers around two Hutu brothers: HonoréButera, Butera (Erhuero), who worked for the local Radio station and is currently on trial for war crimes during the genocide, and Augustin Muganza, Muganza (Elba), a former captain of the Rwandan military, a husband, and father of three children. The film flashback to from the past chronicling the events before, during, and after the genocide to the present where Augustin is visiting his brother to inquire the fate of his family.
The story centers around two Hutu brothers: Honoré
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Augustin's family and his Tutsi best friend were kill and his brother is imprisoned for war crime]] but he has found love again and his girlfriend(who was a school teacher at his daughters boarding school) is pregnant.
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* AdultFear [[spoiler: Augustin goes to the boarding school where that his daughter is daughter, Anne-Marie, attended only to find out that she was killed. He also learns from his brother that his two sons sons, Yves-André and Marcus, along with his wife wife, Jeanne, and her sister, Félicie, were killed shortly after he parted ways from them]].
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Augustin's family and hisTutsi Tutsi-sympathizer best friend friend, Xavier, were kill killed and his brother is imprisoned for war crime]] but he has found love again and his girlfriend(who girlfriend, Martine (who was a school teacher at his daughters boarding school) is pregnant.
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* RapeAsDrama: On scene involves a woman testifying in court about a priest who let soldiers gang rape her. [[spoiler: This is also the horrific fate that Jeanne had to endure before committing suicide]].
* TraumaCongaLine: Augustin during the genocide. See the tropes above for more details.
* RapeAsDrama: On scene involves a woman testifying in court about a priest who let soldiers gang rape her. [[spoiler: This is also the horrific fate that Jeanne had to endure before committing suicide]].
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: When the militants arrive at the boarding school the girls all agree not to separate from each other to distinguish between Hutu and Tutsi. The teacher warns them of the consequences of their actions and HeroicSacrifice: Jeanne, [[spoiler: almost all after soldiers gang-rape her and several other women, gets hold of them are killed]].a grenade and holds the soldiers and complicit priest hostage to allow the other women to escape before she pulls the pin and kills herself and probably most of her rapists]].
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: When the militants arrive at the boarding school the girls, including Anne-Marie, all agree not to separate from each other to distinguish between Hutu and Tutsi. Martine, shocked, warns them of the consequences of their actions and [[spoiler: almost all of them are killed]].
* RapeAsDrama: On scene involves a woman testifying in court about a priest who let soldiers gang rapeher.her [[spoiler: and numerous other women and girls who had been entrusted to him]], in the presence of her infant son. [[spoiler: This is also the horrific fate that Jeanne had to endure before committing suicide]].
* TraumaCongaLine: Augustin during the genocide. See the tropes above for more details.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: When the militants arrive at the boarding school the girls, including Anne-Marie, all agree not to separate from each other to distinguish between Hutu and Tutsi. Martine, shocked, warns them of the consequences of their actions and [[spoiler: almost all of them are killed]].
* RapeAsDrama: On scene involves a woman testifying in court about a priest who let soldiers gang rape
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[[quoteright:293.95321889753:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sometimes_in_april.jpg]] Sometimes in April is a 2005 historical drama television film about the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, written and directed by the Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck. The ensemble cast includes Idris Elba, Oris Erhuero, Carole Karemera, Debra Winger, Noah Emmerich, and Pamela Novemte.
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[[quoteright:293.95321889753:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sometimes_in_april.jpg]] Sometimes in April is a 2005 historical drama television film about the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, written and directed by the Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck. The ensemble cast includes Idris Elba, Oris Erhuero, Carole Karemera, Debra Winger, Noah Emmerich, and Pamela Novemte.
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* RapeAsDrama: On scene involves a woman testifying in coart about a priest who let soldiers gang rape her. [[spoiler: This is also the horrific fate that Jeanne had to endure before committing suicide]]
* TraumaCongaLine: Augustin during the genocide. See the tropes above for more details
* RapeAsDrama: On scene involves a woman testifying in coart about a priest who let soldiers gang rape her. [[spoiler: This is also the horrific fate that Jeanne had to endure before committing suicide]]
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: When the militants arrive at the boarding school the girls all agree not to separate from each other to distinguish between Hutu and Tutsi. The teacher warns them of the consequences of their actions and it gets [[spoiler: almost all of them are killed]].
* RapeAsDrama: On scene involves a woman testifying incoart court about a priest who let soldiers gang rape her. [[spoiler: This is also the horrific fate that Jeanne had to endure before committing suicide]]
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* CategoryTraitor: Augustin has to separate from his wife and two sons and entrust them in the care of his brothers is because he is marked for death by Hutu extremists.
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* CategoryTraitor: Augustin has to separate from his wife and two sons and entrust them in the care of his brothers is because he is marked for death by Hutu extremists.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: When the militants arrive at the boarding school the girls all agree not to separate from each other to distinguish between Hutu and Tutsi. The teacher warns them of the consequences of their actions and it gets [[spoiler: almost all of them killed]].
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Sometimes in April is a 2005 historical drama television film about the Rwandan Genocide of 1994, written and directed by the Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck. The ensemble cast includes Idris Elba, Oris Erhuero, Carole Karemera, Debra Winger, Noah Emmerich, and Pamela Novemte.
The story centers around two Hutu brothers: Honoré Butera, who worked for the local Radio station and is currently on trial for war crimes during the genocide, and Augustin Muganza, a former captain of the Rwandan military, a husband, and father of three children. The film flashback to from the past chronicling the events before, during, and after the genocide to the present where Augustin is visiting his brother to inquire the fate of his family.
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