Fire in the Blood
06/09/2013
1h 24m



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.
Cast
Zackie Achmat
Self
Peter Mugyenyi
Self


Bill Clinton
Self


William Hurt
Self


Desmond Tutu
Self
Yusuf Hamied
Self


Joseph Stiglitz
Self
James P. Love
Self
Edwin Cameron
Self
Noerine Kaleeba
Self
Nomvuselelo Kalolo
Self
Donald G. McNeil Jr.
Self
Eric Goemaere
Self
Linda-Gail Bekker
Self
Denis Broun
Self
Peter Rosten
Self
Lisa Kalolo
Self
Elvis Basudde Kyeyune
Self


Indira Gandhi
Self (archive footage)


Nelson Mandela
Self (archive footage)


George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
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