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Fire in the Blood (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Sundance Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
84 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
India ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Dylan Mohan Gray

Written By:
Dylan Mohan Gray

Actors:
Zackie Achmat ..... Himself
Peter Mugyenyi ..... Himself
Bill Clinton ..... Himself
William Hurt ..... Narrator
Desmond Tutu ..... Himself
Yusuf Hamied ..... Himself
Joseph Stiglitz ..... Himself
James P. Love ..... Himself
Edwin Cameron ..... Himself
Noerine Kaleeba ..... Herself
Nomvuselelo Kalolo ..... Herself
Donald G. McNeil Jr. ..... Himself
Eric Goemaere ..... Himself
Linda-Gail Bekker ..... Herself
Denis Broun ..... Himself

Synopsis:

An intricate tale of medicine, monopoly and malice, Fire In The Blood tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments aggressively blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries of Africa and the global south after 1996 - causing ten million or more avoidable deaths - and the improbable group of people who decided to fight back. Shot on four continents and including contributions from global figures such as Bill Clinton, Desmond Tutu and Joseph Stiglitz, Fire In The Blood is the never-before-told true story of the remarkable coalition which came together to stop "the Crime of the Century" and save millions of lives in the process. As the film makes clear, however, this story is by no means over. With dramatic past victories having given way to serious setbacks engineered far from public view, the real fight for access to life-saving medicine is almost certainly just beginning.

An intricate tale of "medicine, monopoly and malice", FIRE IN THE BLOOD tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries of the global south in the years after 1996 - causing ten million or more unnecessary deaths - and the improbable group of people who decided to fight back. Shot on four continents and including contributions from global figures such as Bill Clinton, Desmond Tutu and Joseph Stiglitz, FIRE IN THE BLOOD is the never-before-told true story of the remarkable coalition which came together to stop 'the crime of the century' and save millions of lives in the process.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 05 May, 2014.