Joaquim is a migrant worker from Mozambique who works in the gold mines of South Africa. He has two families: a junior wife in South Africa and a senior wife and family in rural Mozambique who he rarely sees. When he is diagnosed as HIV positive, he is torn between his responsibilities for both families, his traditional society, and his own health. Realizing that he cannot please and protect all, he is forced to make a choice.

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