Origins of Genocide: 'Sometimes in April'
Origins of Genocide: 'Sometimes in April'
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Sometimes in April, a new HBO movie based on the Rwandan genocide of 1994, premieres Saturday. NPR's Ed Gordon speaks with Raoul Peck, the film's director, and Idris Elba, who portrays a Hutu soldier.

A teacher tries to protect her Tutsi students from Hutu nationalists in a scene from Sometimes in April. HBO Films hide caption
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