Letter Beyond the Walls
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Letter Beyond the Walls reconstructs the trajectory of HIV and AIDS with a focus on Brazil, through interviews with doctors, activists, patients and other actors, in addition to extensive archival material. From the initial panic to awareness campaigns, passing through the stigma imposed on people living with HIV, the documentary shows how society faced this epidemic in its deadliest phase over more than two decades. With this historical approach as its base, the film looks at the way HIV is viewed in today's society, revealing a picture of persistent misinformation and prejudice, which especially affects Brazil’s most historically vulnerable populations.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2019-09-26
Runtime: 85 mins
Director: André Canto
Writer: Gabriel Estrela, André Canto, Ricardo Farias, Gustavo Menezes
Spoken language: Português
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Letter Beyond the Walls
Production Companies: Canto Produções, Descoloniza Filmes, Secretaria de Cultura e Economia Criativa do Estado de São Paulo, Menezes Produções, MIZI
Production Countries: Brazil
Cast
Veriano Terto Jr
Jacqueline Rocha Côrtes
Márcio Roberto Macedo
Valéria Petri
Ricardo Tapajós
Luiz Mott
Celso Curi
Jean-Claude Bernardet
João Silvério Trevisan
Ricardo Veronesi
Paulo Cesar Bonfim
Artur Kalichman
Paulo Roberto Teixeira
Rosana Del Bianco
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