
HIV and AIDS in Brazil
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.
September 26, 2019
Canto Produções, Descoloniza Filmes
43 people
Veriano Terto Jr
Self
Acting
Jacqueline Rocha Côrtes
Self
Acting
Márcio Roberto Macedo
Self
Acting
Valéria Petri
Self
Acting
Ricardo Tapajós
Self
Acting
Luiz Mott
Self
Acting

Celso Curi
Self
Acting

Jean-Claude Bernardet
Self
Acting

João Silvério Trevisan
Self
Directing
Ricardo Veronesi
Self (archive footage)
Acting
Paulo Cesar Bonfim
Self (archive footage)
Acting
Artur Kalichman
Self
Acting

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