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The Carrier (2011) [N/A]

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Directed by:
Maggie Betts


Release Date:
April 18, 2011

Original Title:
The Carrier

Genres:
Documentary

Production Countries:
United States of America | Zambia

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 83

One woman's story of faith and renewal

Overview from TheMovieDB

Told through the eyes of an increasingly empowered heroine, THE CARRIER is a powerful and moving portrait of an unconventional family, set against the backdrop of the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in Zambia. This lyrical film follows Mutinta Mweemba, a 28-year-old subsistence farmer living in a polygamous marriage. After learning she is HIV positive and pregnant, Mutinta sets out to keep her unborn child virus-free and break the cycle of transmission.

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Overview from Open Movies

'The Carrier' is a feature-length documentary that tells the inspiring story of an HIV-positive and pregnant mother trying to protect her baby from being born with HIV/AIDS. The film follows a Zambian subsistence farmer named Mutinta who is part of a polygamous marriage where everyone is HIV-positive. With the dangerously high mortality rates for HIV-positive babies on her mind, Mutinta enrolls in an innovative public health program called Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT).

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Rankings and Honors

The Carrier (2011) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 8.4/10
Awards Won: 2 nominations

Production

Director:
Margaret Betts

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