BEN’IMANA

A film by Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo

Rwanda / Color / status : completed / Kinyarwanda

Rwanda, 2012. In the years following the Genocide against the Tutsi, community-led trials for justice and reconciliation continue across the country. Vénéranda, a survivor, leads dialogue between victims and the families of perpetrators, helping others rebuild their lives and look towards the future. But when she learns of her daughter’s unexpected pregnancy, she is forced to confront the limits of her own convictions.

Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo’s debut feature announces a distinctive new voice, its formal precision and deeply human sensibility shaping a portrait of women reconciling, as they confront the limits of justice, the question of forgiveness, and their intergenerational impact.

Press

«The first Rwandan feature ever to play at Cannes is a deeply moving drama about genocide survivors reckoning with what they can bear to forgive»

IndieWire

«A stunning debut feature [...] Dusabejambo walks a tightrope with formidable grace»

Little White Lies

«A searing and intimate portrait of a nation's reckoning»

The Hollywood Reporter

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