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

It received a development award from Gothenburg Film Festival,[3] where it premiered on 28 January 2013.

[2] The film follows two former friends, Manzi and Karemera, whose lives diverge during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Manzi joins Hutu Power, while Karemara's life is in danger as a Tutsi.

Fifteen years later Manzi is released from prison and tries to make amends for his violent past.