Variety ·entertainment ·1 hour ago

Rwandan genocide film wins Cannes Camera d'Or for debut director

Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo's debut film "Ben'Imana" won the Camera d'Or at Cannes 2026, exploring forgiveness in a Rwandan village where genocide survivors and perpetrators coexist. Set in 2012 Kibeho, 18 years after massacres, the film follows Vénéranda as she attempts to forgive her siblings' killer before a Gacaca community court. The narrative interrogates whether reconciliation is possible when trauma remains unhealed.

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