EXCLUSIVE: Mk2 Films has boarded sales on Rwandan filmmaker Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo’s post-genocide drama Ben’Imana ahead of its world premiere in Cannes Un Certain Regard in May.
The film makes history as the first feature by a Rwandan director to be selected for Cannes Official Selection.
Set in Rwanda in 2012, Ben’Imana follows Vénéranda, a survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, who is deeply involved in community-led processes of justice and reconciliation.
As she navigates mounting pressure in her work, a personal crisis within her own family forces her to confront the limits of her convictions. Centred on intimate portraits of women rebuilding their lives, the film follows individuals shaping a future in the shadow of a shared past.
“The confidence of Marie-Clémentine’s gaze, and her ability to hold complexity without ever reducing it marks the arrival of a filmmaker with vision and heart.” said
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