In rural Tanzania, Pili fights for a better future while hiding her HIV status. An intimate, moving portrait of resilience, stigma, and hope.
In Tanzania, a single mother is offered the chance to improve her circumstances, but the risks she faces have deepening consequences as she struggles to keep her HIV-positive status secret.
Rialto Recommends: Pili. Raw, humane, and deeply affecting, Pili is a window into lives too often unseen. Director Leanne Welham crafts a film of rare honesty, where every glance and silence carries the weight of survival. It’s not just a story about illness or poverty, but about strength, perseverance, and the unbreakable human spirit.
Cast
Bello Rashid (Pili), Nkwabi Elias Ng'angasamala (Mahera), Sesilia Florian Kilimila (Cecilia)
Director
Writer
Language
Swahili
Subtitles
English
Country
Tanzania