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202380 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Social Inequality

The Burden

202380 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Three children depend on the meager yield of cassava flour as their parents struggle to provide for their family in Bangui, Central African Republic.

Social Inequality

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Elvis Sabin Ngaïbino

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Three children depend on the meager yield of cassava flour as their parents struggle to provide for their family in Bangui, Central African Republic.

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Elvis Sabin Ngaïbinodirector

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Rodrigue and Reine live in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, with their three children. They rely on the small yield of cassava flour for their income. Their lives are intertwined with the local church, where beliefs about God and Satan influence the community. The presence of evil spirits, curses, and witchcraft affects daily routines and decisions. The film captures their efforts to provide for their family amid these material and spiritual challenges.

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