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. [show more]
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Documentary film from Dylan Mohan Gray telling the story of how Western governments and pharmaceutical companies may have contributed to the deaths of more than ten million Africans suffering from AIDS during the 1990s by blocking access to low-cost medicine. With contributions from the likes of Desmond Tutu, Bill Clinton and Joseph Stiglitz, the film puts the spotlight on companies who are often accused of putting profit over human lives and offers them the opportunity to respond.
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