''Le President a-t-il Le Sida'' is a 2006 Haitian movie directed by Haitian Filmmaker

Arnold Antonin Arnold Antonin (born 1942 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a Haitian film director. A man of diverse careers, Arnold Antonin is known both inside and outside Haiti for his social, political and cultural commitment. He was honored for lifetime a ...

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) and Jessica Généus. It tells the story of Dao, a prominent musician who leads an unprotected sexual life with orgies and drug use. He changes his lifestyle when he meets Nina, a poor 23-year-old. Dao ends up in the hospital after a car accident. He later finds out that he has contracted AIDS. His mother takes him to a voodoo priest in hopes that the "evil spirits" will be removed. Nina marries him 6 months after finding out that he has AIDS.

Casting

* Ricardo Lefèvre * Manfred Marcelin * Chantal Pierre-Louis * Réginald Lubin * Nadège Telfort This movie is rated PG-13 and lasts for 1 hour and 50 minutes. It is subtitled in English, Spanish, and French.

Awards

* 2006:

FESPACO The Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou or FESPACO) is a film festival in Burkina Faso, held biennially in Ouagadougou, where the organization is based. It ...

Special Award Of the Committee of Struggle against aids of Burkina Faso ''Does the Président have AIDS?'' * 2006: Festival Vues d'Afrique de Montreal Mention speciale du Jury ''Does the Président have AIDS?'' * 2007:

Paul Robeson prize for ''Does the President Have Aids?''

External links

* *Arnold Antonin Film
''Does the President Have Aids?''
Haitian Creole-language films Haitian drama films HIV/AIDS in film 2006 films {{Haiti-film-stub