The Burden

A Feature film of

Elvis Sabin Ngaïbino

Produced by

Les Films de l'Oeil Sauvage

Production year2023

Runtime1 h 20 min

Synopsis

In Bangui, Rodrigue and Reine are a couple very involved in the activities of their church. But they live with a terrible secret: they are sick with AIDS and carry it like a divine punishment. When Rodrigue is offered the position of assistant pastor, he has doubts: is he worthy of leading the church of Christ? Yet how can he refuse when he depends on Reine's trade? With the pandemic, ARV drugs are becoming scarce and the rumour is spreading that HIV-positive people will die if they vaccinate against Covid19. Reine believes a miracle is possible and sets out on a quest for a miraculous cure. She takes her husband from church to pilgrimage, from prayers of repentance to spiritual fasts, in the hope of divine healing.

Credits

Director (1)

Elvis Sabin Ngaïbino
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Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : Les Films de l'Oeil Sauvage

Foreign production companies : Makongo Films, Barbel Mauch Film, Kiripifilms

Film exports/foreign sales : Andana Films

Full credits (4)

Screenwriter : Elvis Sabin Ngaïbino

Director of Photography : Elvis Sabin Ngaïbino

Editor : Léa Chatauret

Post-production supervisor : Denis Liakhov

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Technical details

Type : Feature film
Genres : Documentary
Coproducer countries : France, Central African Republic, Germany, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Minority French (France, Central African Republic, Germany, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Production year : 2023
French release :
Runtime : 1 h 20 min
Current status :
Approval :
Color type : Color