Nothing's the Same (2008)
★★½ — Nothing's the Same (2008)
Linda Kamuntu's short film was produced through the Burundi Film Center, one of the very few institutions working to establish a domestic filmmaking culture in one of the world's least-resourced countries. Burundi has almost no commercial cinema infrastructure, so productions like this one operate on community and NGO support rather than anything resembling a conventional budget. Kamuntu was working in a tradition of socially engaged short filmmaking that the Centre had been quietly developing through the 2000s, using local non-professional actors (Ginette Mahoro, Abdul Karim Bakundukize, Sarah Bitupwa among them) and modest equipment to address issues largely ignored by outside media. At eleven minutes, it is a purposeful, message-driven piece shaped by the realities of its context as much as by any individual creative vision.
A-Z Movie World Tour Burundi The Movie itself had a really good message to tell. Unfortunately for many, this is life. Attacks are commonplace and the risk of HIV is always there. I would imagine that a lot of attacks don't get reported. This film was all about showing people how they should react and deal with these types of issues. Sure... it's low budget (from one of the poorest countries in the world) and it's very amateurish in it's way. They could have delved alot deeper into the topic. But for what it was, it was a good attempt. The soundtrack was great and the glimpse at Burundi was nice (aside from the awfulness)
Rating: ★★½ | Year: 2008 | Watched: 2025-05-22
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