In June of 2011, Rwanda U17 visited Taos, New Mexico for high-altitude training before heading to the U17 World Cup in Pachuca, Mexico. One year later, we are excited to announce the broadcast of the documentary RWANDA-17 Healing a Nation. Watch BBC World News TV on 12th or 13th of May 2012 to see RWANDA-17 Healing a Nation. It’s an eye opening 45min documentary about Rwanda’s progress since the 1994 genocide presented by the award winning filmmakers Sorious Samura and Claudio von Planta.
Watch the official trailer here: RWANDA-17 HEALING A NATION
BBC World News global TV broadcast schedule:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-12957298
Official website:
http://www.Rwanda17.tv
Get the full 63min version on iTunes starting on May 12th, 2012
RWANDA-17 is a compelling African success story, told through the inspirational journey of its youngest rising stars: the Rwandan Under 17 football team. Born just after the 1994 genocide, they overcame enormous odds to qualify for the 2011 Under-17 World Cup in Mexico. The first Rwandans to reach this level of world-class football, these young players — more than half of them orphaned by war — show how discipline, determination and uncompromising team spirit leads to the success that can inspire a nation. Their story represents Rwanda’s breathtaking evolution and hopes for a better future, with good leadership and unity at the heart of not only sporting success but also a nation’s efforts to achieve reconciliation and prosperity.
RWANDA-17 is presented by award winning reporter Sorious Samura who became well known for his filming of the brutal civil war in his home country, Sierra Leone. Having experienced the huge challenges a country faces in the wake of conflict, Sorious finds out how the Rwandans succeeded in restoring peace and rebuilding their country.