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TRUE FRIENDS
TRUE FRIENDS

21 minutes, 3 titles on 1 cassette, 2002, Mozambique
Filmmaker: Bert Sonnenschein
in Portuguese with English subtitles
ABOUT THE FILM
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Volume 25 of Steps for the Future a 25 cassette series on AIDS in Southern Africa.

A trilogy of short films using hand-made animal puppets to dramatize different issues around HIV/AIDS, making them easily accessible to young children 5 to 8 years old.

True Friends
7 minutes

As the gossip spreads that Gazelle is HIV positive, her best friend Zebra gets upset and expels her from the lakeside. When the wise tortoise finds her alone and weeping, she stands up for Gazelle and calls upon the other animals to reaccept her.

The Razor Blade
7 minutes

When Lion is suffering from asthma, Aida, the hippo, takes her friend to Auntie, who is a sangoma. Lion is scared to death of the treatment and Aida jokes around with him. But Auntie knows how to treat asthma and how to prevent AIDS while treating her patients.

Little Soldiers
7 minutes

Hippo had heard shooting during the night, and the friends fear that poachers have returned. But Lion fears this new disease called AIDS even more, as he does not understand it. Tortoise explains, describing how white blood cells and the virus work in the body.
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