Imbabazi: The Pardon

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

Imbabazi: The Pardon is a 2013 Rwandan film, written and directed by Joël Karekezi in his feature film debut.

Imbabazi: The Pardon was made on a low budget, with actors performing for free, and shot in Uganda. 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, 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.