Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Trees of Peace’ on Netflix, A Beautiful Movie About

What will it remind you of? Trees of Peace is the opposite of Hotel Rwanda. The 2004 film was about a Hutu man who hides refugees in his hotel. This 2021 film is about those who are hiding inside.

Performance Worth Observing: Trees of Peace features a stellar cast. Bola Koleosho, the fiery Tutsi girl Mutesi is the standout. Annick, a moderate Hutu, is her programmer. She hates her, and blames her and her people, even though Annick loves and accepts her. Koleosho commandeers the screen and pushes buttons we didn't know existed in one scene, where she eats more than her fair share of the rations.

Memorable Dialog: Mutesi tells Annick, at a turning point of their friendship, that "I don’t want to be killed with this anger." This finally allows Mutesi accept that situations and people are not always black-and-white.

Skin and Sex: None.

Our Take Because of the devastating nature of the Rwandan genocide, mainstream art hasn't been able to tell the stories both for survivors and those who lost them. Trees of Peace reflects the strength and resilience of the Rwandan women, who were able to survive and rebuild their country from the ashes. It can be difficult to watch the film at times, especially when the women hear other people being executed outside their hiding places. They have to suppress their cries. However, the film is better because it includes these scenes. For more details to visit ดูหนังออนไลน์

The performances by all four actors are outstanding and the characters are written with heartbreaking and believable character arcs. Peyton (Ella Cannon), an American who visits a Peace Corps-style group to atone for past sins, Jeannette (Charmaine Biingwa), a nun whose belief in Christ is constantly challenged; Annick (Eliane Uhire) a pregnant Hutu woman who they all hide in her house with the help of her husband; Mutesi (Bolakoleosho) a young Tutsi girl who feels the Hutus are responsible for all the Hutsi girls who believes that the Hutus are to be the Hutsi for the violence. Although each person has their reasons for distrusting the other, the magic of the film is in the conversations they have.

Alanna Brown wrote and directed the film. She also wrote the TV show Blindspotting. The film successfully conjures up feelings claustrophobia, dread, and hope while also balancing them with moments of love and hope. The film's ending cards, which reveal that Rwanda's women are the heart of its rehabilitation, show that despite being reluctant to form sisterhoods. It also shows that they continue to be the country's leaders today. This is a chapter that I hope more countries will take from Rwanda's story.