Eat Bitter

Central African Republic, 2023. A Chinese site manager and a Central African worker are tasked with building a new bank in the country. Thomas, a survivor of several armed conflicts, risks his life every day by diving to the bottom of the Ubangui River to bring sand to the surface. This hard work barely earns him enough to feed his children in a country where the political situation is critical. But something unexpected happens to force him to change his life. Luan, for his part, has left his family to triple his salary in Bangui by supervising the illegal sand trade. Meanwhile, back in China, his family is falling apart. Luan wonders whether he too should change his life.