Papy is a 2009 film directed by Djo Tunda Wa Munga. It was released on 27 July 2009 at the Zanzibar Film Festival.

Papy
Directed byDjo Tunda Wa Munga
Screenplay byDjo Tunda Wa Munga
Produced bySuka! Productions Formosa Productions MG Productions
StarringRomain Ndomba
Chaida Chady
Suku Suku
Annie Kuka
Nzita Tumba
CinematographyInigo Westmeier
Edited byNathalie Triniac
Release date
  • July 27, 2009 (2009-07-27) (Zanzibar Film Festival)
Running time
53'
CountriesBelgium
Democratic Republic of the Congo
France

Plot

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Papy finds out he has AIDS. His wife and family reject him, he can no longer go to work and he 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. Desperate, he hires a homeless man to play the role of his uncle. Papy gets his medicines.

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