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

Imbabazi: The Pardon
Film poster
Directed by	Joël Karekezi
Written by	Joël Karekezi
Release date	28 January 2013 (2013-01-28) (Göteborg International Film Festival)[1]
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Rwanda
Language	English

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

• Wilson Egessa as Karemera
• Joel Okuyo Atiku Prynce as Manzi
• Rehema Nanfuka as Alice
• Michael Wawuyo as Kalisa

Awards

• Nominee, Best Child Actor, Africa Movie Academy Awards 2013.[5]
• Nominee, Audience Choice Award, Chicago International Film Festival 2013
• Nominee, Political Film Award, Hamburg Film Festival 2013
• Winner, Nile Grand Prize, Luxor African Film Festival 2014

References

External links

• Imbabazi at IMDb

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