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Weary of life in Rusumo, blind Modeste must convince his 7-year-old companion Innocent to accompany him to his home village at the far side of Rwanda.

Weary of life in the bustling Rwandan border town of Rusumo, Modeste, a blind and sickly homeless man resolves to return to his home village of Kibuye on the far side of the country with the help of his companion, Innocent, a cheeky seven year-old street orphan. The journey starts well when they stumble upon a small amount of money but little Innocent inadvertently spends the cash purchasing a basket of thirty raw eggs during a mix up in a market melee. With their peculiar bounty of raw eggs the unlikely duo set off on an adventure of a life time along the rising road cresting atop the many rolling hills of Rwanda.

A beautiful, funny and inspirational story which catapults you into life in Rwanda and one remarkable journey.

Irish writer Eoin O'Connor has spent a number of years living in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Having recently returned to Ireland, Eoin is currently working on two further feature scripts, a comedy, Family Remains, currently in development with Grand Pictures, Dublin, and a thriller set in Syria entitled Stolen, currently in development with Epos Films, Dublin.

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Mon 5 Oct 2015 19:45

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Credits

Role Contributor
Modeste Jude Akuwudike
Innocent Milanne Gordon
Grace Noma Dumezweni
Egg Vendor Nyasha Hatendi
Cyclist Richard Pepple
Customer Damian Lynch
Assad Josiah Choto
Richard Khalil Vaughan
Writer Eoin O'Connor
Producer Gemma McMullan

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  • Mon 5 Oct 2015 10:45
  • Mon 5 Oct 2015 19:45

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