The section opens with Atiq Rahimi’s Our Lady Of The Nil , which follows a group of Rwandan girls in a Catholic boarding school and is one of eight selections from the African continent. But throughout the country as well as within the school, deep-seated antagonisms rumble. Toronto International Film Festival top brass announced on Tuesday (13) The Aeronauts and Wasp Network among a cluster of additions to Galas and Special Presentations, and also unveiled Contemporary World Cinema, which Our Lady Of The Nile will open, as … Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Toronto: Film 'Our Lady of the Nile', which has been directed by Atiq Rahimi, had its world premiere on September 13 in Scotiabank Theatre, here. It is Mukasonga's fourth book and first novel. Cast and crew attend the "Our Lady Of The Nile" Premiere held at TIFF Bell Lightbox on September 05, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. Upcoming new feature film by d’Atiq Rahimi (Terres et Cendres, Syngué sabour. The English-language translation, published in the United States in 2014 by Archipelago Books, was done by Melanie Mauthier, a poet and writer from the United Kingdom. Changing these young girls’ lives – and the entire nation – forever. Rwanda, 1973. Our Lady of the Nile is a prestigious Catholic boarding school perched high on a hill. Our Lady of the Nile premiered at TIFF ! Our Lady of the Nile (French: Notre Dame du Nil) is a French-language novel by Scholastique Mukasonga, originally published in 2012 by Éditions Gallimard. Pierre de patience), adaptated from Scholastique Mukasonga’s novel (Prix Renaudot en 2012 ), premiered at TIFF on September 5 th . Toronto, Sept 14 (Canadian-Media): Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Jury announced on Sept 12 this year’s prize winners at a reception at the Bisha Hotel, hosted by Joana Vicente, Executive Director and Co-Head of TIFF.