Not even the rain could stop the awesome movie night

WHO said Rwandans were afraid of rain? Not even the down pour could dampen the spirits of the Tuesday movie night fans who live for the thrill of adventure. Dozens of people, donning jackets, sweaters and wide scarves wrapped around their necks, flocked a Kacyiru based theatre hall for a movie night – courtesy of Goethe-Institut in Kigali. Every Tuesday, the Goethe-Institut shows free movies to the public with the purpose of promoting the culture of cinema in the country, as well as help people have fun after the day’s stress. After the screenings of Fatih Akin’s movies Soul Kitchen, Solino and, last week C...Rossing The Bridge, Goethe-Institut treated local cinema goers to yet another great presentation of Akin’s most renowned work, the masterpiece, Head-On. Head-On is an internationally acclaimed film by renowned director Fatih Akin (2006) – German original with English. This melodrama launched Akin’s trilogy “Love, Death and the Devil” and marked his international breakthrough as a director. Cahit Tomruk (Birol Ünel – Enemy at the Gates) is a native born Turkish immigrant living in Germany and slowly dying from his destructive life style. In a moment of insanity, Cahit literally takes his life Head On by driving his car into a wall. His attempt at suicide gets him a short stay at a mental hospital where he meets Sibel. Needing a way to move out of her parents’ house, Sibel decides to convince Cahit to marry her since her family would only approve of her marrying a Turk. Of course a marriage developed out of need and not love has its difficulties and as a result, the two have a difficult time with the arrangement. It would not be a movie without the cliché change of heart by the main characters, while outside circumstances prevent them from enjoying each other. Unlike most Hollywood romantic dramas, Head-On, does not take the easy road. Instead it keeps building the characters and the tension. After watching this German movie, you will surely get the answer to why the parking lot and the hall were fully occupied. Edison Mugisha, an employee of Simba Supermarket, said: “Head On is a very interesting movie. I liked the fact that love never died. The movie is very realistic unlike those other dramatic love movies I have watched. I really enjoyed it, and hope even others did, judging from the screams and laughter in the hall.” Adelhelm Wetterdienst, a UN staff in Rwanda had support for his country: “All German movies are so much fun to watch and I love them. Though Head On is a sad movie, I enjoyed it.” However, some had reservations. Lillian Muhoza, a student at Kigali Institute of Science and Technology, said: “This movie pissed me off a lot. Seriously, those characters were crazy. At times I wanted to stand up and go, but decided to wait and see how it ends. However, I must say that I loved the way it ends.” The movie started at exact 6:30pm.

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Not even the rain could stop the awesome movie night