CinemaOSMovie · 2023 · 1h 33m

Eat Bitter

20%(1)IMDbDocumentary

A local construction worker and a Chinese engineer are assigned to build a bank in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, one of the poorest countries in the world. But time is short and resources are scarce, and there are rumours in the countryside that a new civil war is brewing. And as if all this wasn’t bad enough, their relationships to their wives are falling apart. ‘Eat Bitter’ mirrors the existential and mundane problems of the two men, while an unlikely friendship and mutual trust blossoms between them. However, the chaotic microcosm of the construction site also mirrors China’s contradictory role in 21st century Africa, with the bank itself as the ultimate symbol of money, power and illusion. Director duo Pascale Appora-Gnekindy and Ningyi Sun themselves represent each of the two cultures, and their film has a unique eye for the human fallibility and irony of it all, but also for how we can reach each other despite all our many differences.

Directed byNingyi Sun, Pascale Appora-Gnekindy

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
SG
Released
March 21, 2023
Studios
Kea-Kwis ProductionsOaz Picture EntertainmentPerpetuo Films

Watch the

Trailers & teasers

1 video
Hot Docs 2023 Trailer: EAT BITTER

Hot Docs 2023 Trailer: EAT BITTER

Featuring

Cast & crew

Creative team
Directed by
Ningyi Sun
Pascale Appora-Gnekindy
Written by
Mathieu Faure
Ningyi Sun
Produced by
Mathieu Faure

Keep watching

More like this

Two Cigarettes

Two Cigarettes

2025 · Film

Yu & Me

Yu & Me

2026 · Film

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money6.6

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

2026 · Film

A Powerful Noise

A Powerful Noise

2008 · Film

À ciel ouvert7.5

À ciel ouvert

2022 · Film

Landfall

Landfall

2020 · Film

The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

1992 · Film

Kaikōura: A Big Year

Kaikōura: A Big Year

2018 · Film

Education Rebuilt

Education Rebuilt

2022 · Film

Windsor Castle: After the Fire

Windsor Castle: After the Fire

2011 · Film

Look at Life: Top People

Look at Life: Top People

1960 · Film

The silent walls

The silent walls

2010 · Film

Secrets of the Empire State Building8.0

Secrets of the Empire State Building

2019 · Film

Kherson: Human Safari8.5

Kherson: Human Safari

2025 · Film

Brooklyn Bridge: An Engineering Masterpiece8.0

Brooklyn Bridge: An Engineering Masterpiece

2023 · Film

In Their Hands

In Their Hands

2026 · Film

Druzhba: The Friendship Pipeline8.0

Druzhba: The Friendship Pipeline

2021 · Film

Se battre8.0

Se battre

2014 · Film

16 Acres7.3

16 Acres

2012 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

Seduced and Abandoned6.2

Seduced and Abandoned

2013 · Film

John Candy: I Like Me7.9

John Candy: I Like Me

2025 · Film

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear7.0

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

2022 · Film

Elstree 19766.2

Elstree 1976

2015 · Film

I Am Ali6.7

I Am Ali

2014 · Film

Naqoyqatsi6.2

Naqoyqatsi

2002 · Film

The Last Repair Shop7.5

The Last Repair Shop

2024 · Film

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story7.5

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

2025 · Film

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library6.4

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017 · Film

I Am Heath Ledger7.4

I Am Heath Ledger

2017 · Film

Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger7.1

Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger

2026 · Film

Sidney6.9

Sidney

2022 · Film

Audrey7.1

Audrey

2020 · Film

OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)7.8

OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)

2022 · Film

National Gallery7.3

National Gallery

2014 · Film

Katy Perry: Part of Me7.1

Katy Perry: Part of Me

2012 · Film

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story7.3

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story

2019 · Film

Selena y Los Dinos: A Family's Legacy8.9

Selena y Los Dinos: A Family's Legacy

2025 · Film

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/207.2

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

2022 · Film

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror6.8

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2006 · Film