Sometimes in April is a movie that focuses on the story of two brothers who are caught in the horror of the genocide that occurred in Rwanda in April 1994. Augustin Muganza (Idris Elba), is a Hutu married to a Tutsi and father to three, and his brother Honoré (Oris Erhuero), is a popular public figure espousing Hutu propaganda from a powerful pulpit: Radio RTLM in Rwanda. Augustine realizes that he is wearing the uniform of an oppressive government, and as he listens to the rhetoric on the radio, he realizes that the whole situation is about to explode.

As things turn violent and the Hutu army begins to slaughter the Tutsis by the thousands, Augustine decides to defy the odds and try to save his family. In a desperate attempt to survive, he is forced to entrust his wife and sons to his brother, Honoré. He barely survives and loses tracks of his family. Years later, he is still haunted by questions about his family. He visits the UN tribunal where his brother is on trial for inciting the violence on the Tutsis. It is here that he learns the about the fate of his family.

This film makes the genocide brutally real for people who don’t understand how it was. It also highlights the indifference that the west had as it watched the horrors of the genocide unfold. The scenes are unmerciful in their assault on your emotions and one is left feeling spent from the mix of anger and sadness. You can get more details about the movie and the genocide in Rwanda here.