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Synopsis
In 1981, at Kibeho College in Rwanda, a young girl claims to have seen the Virgin Mary. Disbelieved both by her superiors and by her classmates, the girl -- Alphonsine -- is repeatedly ostracized, and scolded, out of fear. But when another student, Anathalie, also begins to witness the visions, and the impossible seems to come true through seeming acts of God, the tide begins to turn. In a tumult of fear, disbelief, and great acts of faith, a tiny town in Rwanda is placed in the center of a raging firestorm on the verge of explosion. Based on a remarkable true story, Our Lady of Kibeho is a striking, powerful meditation on faith, belief, and everyday miracles.
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Context
Katori Hall’s Our Lady of Kibeho is based on the true story of miraculous events that occurred at a Rwandan secondary school in the town of Kibeho in the early 1980s. The visions were attributed to three young women-- Alphonsine Mumureke (17), Anathalie Mukamazimpaka (20), and Marie Claire Mukangango (21)-- under the name “Nyina wa Jambo,” or “Mother of the Word.” One of the visions was an apocalyptic prophecy in which the Virgin showed the girls scenes of violence, destruction, and
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Act One
Alphonsine, a teenage girl, waits outside Father Tuyishime’s office, while a group of other female students rehearse a hymn nearby. Inside, Father Tuyishime and Sister Evangelique are arguing about Alphonsine, whom the Sister has accused of lying. Alphonsine has claimed to see a vision of the Virgin Mary, but Sister Evangelique is certain this is impossible. Alphonsine is summoned in, and Sister Evangelique leaves, still furious. The kind Father Tuyishime prods Alphonsine,
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