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"16 year old Dickson is a schoolboy womaniser in a puritanical country. He risks seven years imprisonment for having sex under the age of 18 and the evangelical Christians ram home the message... that sex before marriage is wrong. He has already seen his father, 6 uncles, 3 aunts and his sister die of 'that disease' as he calls AIDS. This remarkable film gives insight into why God is so big in Africa. The local evangelical church, The Miracle Centre promises Dickson spiritual salvation and possibly a cure from AIDS, if he'll become born again. He is spurred on by the outspoken schoolgirl evangelist Prossy and a touching friendship emerges. It's a personal journey in which he confronts himself and God whilst facing the consequences of an HIV test."
"16 year old Dickson is a schoolboy womaniser in a puritanical country. He risks seven years imprisonment for having sex under the age of 18 and the evangelical Christians ram home the message... that sex before marriage is wrong. He has already seen his father, 6 uncles, 3 aunts and his sister die of 'that disease' as he calls AIDS. This remarkable film gives insight into why God is so big in Africa. The local evangelical church, The Miracle Centre promises Dickson spiritual salvation and possibly a cure from AIDS, if he'll become born again. He is spurred on by the outspoken schoolgirl evangelist Prossy and a touching friendship emerges. It's a personal journey in which he confronts himself and God whilst facing the consequences of an HIV test."
| Series: | African School |
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| Duration: | 00:29:30 |
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| Producer: | Emma De'ath |
| Narrator: | Sophie Okonedo |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | : http://www.open2.net/africanschool/ |
| Subject terms: | Education--Africa; Teaching--Africa |
| Production number: | NINH20314 |
| Available to public: | no |
