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In the Tall Grass tells the story of Rwanda's search for redemption as the country sits down to reckon with the 1994 genocide in a network of traditional community courts called gacaca. With unprecedented access, this powerful documentary explores universal themes of justice in post-conflict societies and the challenges countries like Rwanda face in attempting the transition from a violent past to a peaceful future. The film follows a survivor named Joanita Mukarusanga through this historic process as she confronts the man she says murdered her husband and children. That neighbor, Anastase Butera, admits to witnessing the murders, but says he never killed anyone during the genocide’s hundred days of terror. Through the experiences of Joanita and Anastase, the film illustrates how the ideology behind the genocide continues to play a dangerous and destabilizing role in the country, and if left unaddressed, threatens to one day plunge Rwanda back into chaos. Their story is emblematic of the challenges Rwanda faces as it struggles to come to terms with the genocide. Will gacaca be able to adjudicate such a massive crime? Can it spark the moral dialogue Rwanda needs to begin reckoning with its past? And are communities in Rwanda ready to talk about the past and work together to build a new future, or are the memories still too raw? These are questions that only people like Joanita and Anastase can answer. Only they can say whether the gamble on gacaca will pay off and redeem their country from its bloody past.

Release Date: 2006

Director: J. Coll Metcalfe/Choices Inc.