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Impact of AIDS on women showcased in new movie

    JOHANNESBURG

    In a move considered to be a breakthrough in confronting the stigma against HIV/AIDS, a South African film featuring an HIV-positive Zulu woman will be released in the country this week.

    'Yesterday', written and directed by South African filmmaker Daryl James Roodt, is about a poor, young HIV-positive mother struggling to raise her daughter alone in rural KwaZulu-Natal, while coming to terms with her imminent death from an AIDS-related illness.

    KwaZulu-Natal is South Africa's most populous province and has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the country, with women being the worst affected.

    The film's producer, Anant Singh, told local reporters that the personal story was the most effective way to engage a broad South African audience on an issue many saw as old news.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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