Papy

Papy

2009 · 52 min

Papy finds out he has AIDS. His wife and family reject him, he can no longer go to work and has to take care of his children. To be able to obtain the antiretrovirals, a member of his family must accompany him, but he has no one. He turns to desperate measures to get his medicine.

Directed by Djo Munga

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