Movie Details
Original Language:English
Fevers
DirectorAriane Doublet
43 min
Plot
Moussa Maman is part medical doctor, part psychotherapist, part traditional healer. At his unassuming office and during hospital visits, he sees adults and children with a wide range of ailments, from those suffering mysterious discomforts, to patients with AIDS, to near-catatonic children whose survival is in question. FEVERS is a tightly focused film that documents Dr. Maman's practice in the village of Bello Tounga, in northern Benin.
