When you ask people, do you think Tanzanians know what they should know about AIDS everyone will say they know, but if they know then why is the problem still there? — So asks Tanzanian sociologist Mama Lyimo ("Lee-Mo") abo... more »ut the horrific and emotional toll of the AIDS death rate in her East African country. Setting out on a 40-day journey across Tanzania to see for herself why the pandemic continues to thrive, Lyimo is compelled to find out the answer as she listens to people's stories, all the while giving a passionate and unrelenting face to the African fight against AIDS. When she befriends an illuminating AIDS orphan named Suzy, Lyimo's personal journey becomes more urgent and intimate than she could have ever imagined.
Filmed across the stunningly beautiful landscape of Tanzania, East Africa, the film's musical score is by Paul Hepker (Tsotsi, Rendition) who is accompanied by the soulful voice of acclaimed East African artist Ayub Ogada (The Constant Gardener).
One woman's commanding proclamation on the state of the human condition, INTO THE LIGHT is both devastating and inspiring and inspiring: from a caring heart to the driven action of a woman on a mission, the film strikes a note of hope amidst a sea of pain.« less