

Strength. Friendship. Courage. Sometimes that’s all you have.
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and prestige.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Matthew ModineDr. Don Francis
- Alan AldaDr. Robert Gallo
- Patrick BauchauDr. Luc Montagnier
- Nathalie BayeDr. Françoise Barre
- Christian ClemensonDr. Dale Lawrence
- David ClennonMr. Johnstone
- Phil CollinsEddi Papasano
- Bud CortAntique Shop Owner
- Alex CourtneyDr. Mika Popovic
- David DukesDr. Mervyn Silverman
Crew
- Roger SpottiswoodeDirector
- Paul ElliottDirector of Photography
- Paul RyanDirector of Photography
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- Lois Freeman-FoxEditor
- Sarah PillsburyProducer
- Midge SanfordProducer
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