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The Pardon
The Pardon

THE PARDON

Imbabazi

Directed by Joël Karekezi
Rwanda, 2013
Drama

Synopsis

After being imprisoned for the killing of ethnic Tutsis during the Rwandan genocide, Manzi must face the emotional and psychological consequences of his most personal crime: the murder of his best friend’s family.

Synopsis

After being imprisoned for the killing of ethnic Tutsis during the Rwandan genocide, Manzi must face the emotional and psychological consequences of his most personal crime: the murder of his best friend’s family.

Our take

Expanding on his acclaimed short of the same name, Rwandan filmmaker Joël Karekezi returns to the subject of the 1994 genocide for his searing debut feature. Examining the cultural legacies of national trauma, The Pardon is a tale of friendship and forgiveness across a seemingly impossible divide.