Imbabazi: The Pardon

Imbabazi: The Pardon is a 2013 Rwandan film, the debut feature film of director Joël Karekezi.

Imbabazi: The Pardon
Film poster
Directed byJoël Karekezi
Written byJoël Karekezi
Release date
  • January 28, 2013 (2013-01-28) (Göteborg International Film Festival)[1]
Running time
77 minutes
CountryRwanda
LanguageEnglish

Imbabazi: The Pardon was made on a low budget, with actors performing for free, and shot in Uganda.[2] The film grew out of Karekezi's earlier short film, The Pardon (2009), which won the Golden Impala Award at the Amakula Film Festival. It received a development award from Gothenburg Film Festival,[3] where it premiered on 28 January 2013. It was also shown at San Diego Black Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival, Fespaco and Seattle International Film Festival 2013.[2]

Plot

The film follows two former friends, Manzi and Karemera, whose lives diverge during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Manzi joins Hutu Power, while Karemara's life is in danger as a Tutsi. Fifteen years later Manzi is released from prison and tries to make amends for his violent past.[4]

Cast

Awards

References
  1. "Imbabazi: The Pardon". 18 October 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. Karekezi invited to Seattle International Film Festival, The New Times, 3 May 2013. Accessed 24 November 2019.
  3. The Mercy of the Jungle. Accessed 24 November 2019.
  4. Tal Rosenberg, Imbabazi: The Pardon, Chicago Reader, 9 October 2013. Accessed 24 November 2019.
  5. ‘Imbabazi: The Pardon’ nominated for AMAA, The New Times, 20 April 2013. Accessed 25 November 2019.
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