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Fire in the Blood
- Director: Dylan Mohan Gray
- Writer: Dylan Mohan Gray
- Producer: Dylan Mohan Gray; Christopher Hird
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Ever heard of CIPLA?
In 2001, Cipla offered medicines for HIV treatment at a fractional cost (less than $350 per year per patient)...less than $1 per day. The other drug companies were charging $15,000 per year.
Patent price versus generic price - miracles aren't as expensive as some companies would lead you to believe...
There are so many people out there responsible for millions of deaths...interested only in their bank balances...Governments, WTO, WHO, PhRMA & TRIPS...villainous, disgraceful, monstrous and criminal.
Everyone should see this film.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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 & Characters
Zackie Achmat as Himself;
Peter Mugyenyi as Himself;
Bill Clinton as Himself;
William Hurt as Narrator;
Desmond Tutu as Himself;
Yusuf Hamied as Himself;
Joseph Stiglitz as Himself;
James P. Love as Himself;
Edwin Cameron as Himself;
Noerine Kaleeba as Herself