Ben'Imana

Dir. Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo

Constellation

Fri 30 Oct - Thu 12 Nov

Fri 30 Oct

Thu 12 Nov

Fri 30 Oct

17:45

Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds

Screen 4

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Sun 1 Nov

15:45

Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds

Screen 4

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Thu 12 Nov

20:00

Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds

Screen 4

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Winner of the best first feature award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Ben'Imana is an astounding debut from Rwandan filmmaker Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo.

In 2012, nearly two decades after the genocide against the Tutsi, survivor Vénéranda leads her community through a painful process of justice and reconciliation, while clashing with her pregnant teenage daughter. Drawing on a decade of research and gathered testimony, Dusabejambo crafts a deeply moving, feminist exploration of the genocide’s enduring legacy and the difficulty of healing.

"Dusabejambo walks a tightrope with formidable grace in her reckoning with the legacy of genocide." — Sophie Monks Kaufman, Little White Lies

Content Guidance

Contains discussions of genocide and sexual violence, and themes of trauma and violence.

Director Marie Clémentine Dusabejambo
Running time 101 mins
Production year 2026
Country Rwanda, Gabon, France, Norway, Côte d'Ivoire
Language Kinyarwanda, Swahili
UK distributor Holdover
Sales Agent MK2
Premiere Status Northern Premiere

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