Country:Rwanda

Director:Ruhanira Richmond

Program:Eastern Parallels

Summary:

This is a story of two friends, Biryundeke and Cyriac who were accused of committing genocide crimes and lived in prison for almost 12 years. When Cyriac hears on the radio about a presidential pardon, Biryundeke decides he prefers to stay in prison as he watches his friends walk away from prison life.
During school Richmond wrote comedy script and acted in plays. His passion for film got him into video jocking of West African films into the local language. He was supporting actor in the short Scars of Days. This is his directorial debute, made with the technical and financial support from Rwanda cinema centre and Swedish Film Institute.