Grey Matter [105542] Released: 2011-04-21 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 110 mins Popularity: 0.0634 Vote Average: 5.8 Vote Count: 5 Overview: Balthazar is a young African filmmaker on the brink of directing his first project, The Cycle of the Cockroach, a fictional story about a young woman who survived unspeakable atrocities only to find herself committed to the same mental institution as a man driven insane by the crimes he perpetrated during the war. Potential funders for the film insist the themes are too bleak and pessimistic-they encourage Balthazar to make a "message" film that raises awareness about gender-based violence or HIV/AIDS instead. But he refuses to give up. Instead of telling his production team the news, Balthazar continues preparations for the film without financing or equipment. After rehearsing a scene with each of the characters, reality blurs and scenes from the script materialize, provoking the question: Can a film like this exist only in the director's dreams? Armed with a daring and creative visual language... Cast [10] Ruth NirereJustine Herve Kimenyi RutaremaraBalthazar Ramadhan Shami BizimanaYvan JP UwayezuMadman Natacha MuziramakengaMary Juma Moses NzabandoraPsychiatrist Jean Pierre KalondaMan from the com Kennedy MazimpakaMoneylender Tamim HakizimanaLying technician Alice KayibandaJacqueline Umuto Trailers