Letter Beyond the Walls
2019/09/26 • Released • Portuguese
HIV and AIDS in Brazil
Overview
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.
Director : André Canto
Casts
Jean-Claude Bernardet
Self
Betinho
Self (archive footage)
Cazuza
Voice
Lucinha Araújo
Self
Marina Person
Self
Dráuzio Varella
Self
Plínio Marcos
Self (archive footage)
José Sarney
Self (archive footage)
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