Ben'Imana
Before the film, director Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo will speak with Deputy Director General Hege Haaland from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Buy ticketsAfter the screening, the film's director, Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, will be present for a Q&A.
Buy ticketsAge limit15
Language Kinyarwanda, Swahili
Subtitles English
Runtime 1h 41m
Original title Ben'Imana
GenreDrama
Country Rwanda, Gabon, Norway, France, Ivory Coast
Year 2026
Director Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo
Screenplay Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo, Delphine Agut
Cinematography Mostafa El Kashef
Producer Samantha Biffot, Marie Epiphanie Uwayezu, Pierre-Adrien Ceccaldi, Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, Eugénie Michel-Vilette, Linda Bolstad Strønen, Marie Fuglestein Lægreid, Ingrid Lill Høgtun
Cast Isabelle Kabano, Kesia Kelly Nishimwe, Clémentine U. Nyirinkindi
Production Company Ejo-Cine, Ogweli Productions, DUOfilm AS, Les Films du Bilboquet, Princesse M Productions
Format DCP
Links IMDb
A gripping drama about the aftermath of the genocide in Rwanda.
Rwanda, 2012. In the years after the genocide against the Tutsis, local communities across the country continue their work towards justice and reconciliation through local courts. Vénéranda, herself a survivor, leads conversations between victims and the families of the perpetrators, helping others to move forward. When she discovers that her own daughter is pregnant, she is forced to confront her own convictions.
The film premiered in Un Certain Regard at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where it won both the Caméra d’Or and the FIPRESCI Prize. It has also been selected as Rwanda’s first-ever official Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film. At the Bergen International Film Festival, it also won the Révélations Award, BIFF’s new competition program in collaboration with the Norwegian Film Critics’ Association.
The film is supported by Sørfond.
Ana-Marija Grøndahl
Age limit15
Language Kinyarwanda, Swahili
Subtitles English
Runtime 1h 41m
Original title Ben'Imana
GenreDrama
Country Rwanda, Gabon, Norway, France, Ivory Coast
Year 2026
Director Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo
Screenplay Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo, Delphine Agut
Cinematography Mostafa El Kashef
Producer Samantha Biffot, Marie Epiphanie Uwayezu, Pierre-Adrien Ceccaldi, Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo, Eugénie Michel-Vilette, Linda Bolstad Strønen, Marie Fuglestein Lægreid, Ingrid Lill Høgtun
Cast Isabelle Kabano, Kesia Kelly Nishimwe, Clémentine U. Nyirinkindi
Production Company Ejo-Cine, Ogweli Productions, DUOfilm AS, Les Films du Bilboquet, Princesse M Productions
Format DCP
Links IMDb
This film is in competition for the Audience Award.
