Description
In Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, devout parishioners Rodrigo and Reine harbor a devastating secret: they are HIV-positive, believing they are cursed by divine punishment. Their choices narrow down to a miracle of healing or the burden of carrying their cross for as long as their strength allows.
About the director:
Elvis Sabin Ngaïbino
A graduate in geology, Elvis Sabin Ngaibino had always dreamt of devoting himself to the cinema. In 2012, he and a group of friends founded the Académie du Cinéma Centrafricain, an association of film enthusiasts. He produced and directed small-budget short films for the Central African broadcaster until he discovered the Ateliers Varan, where he was able to train as a documentary filmmaker and shoot Docta Jefferson, the portrait of a local pharmacist; a film selected for several international film festivals. He went on to make Makongo (Caterpillars), his first feature film, for which he set up Makongo Films in partnership with his former instructors. The Burden is his second directorial work.