To Live Is Better Than To Die
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2003-01-01 • 1h 28m
In the 1990s HIV/AIDS came to Wenlou through a blood purchasing program. To supplement their income many poor villagers sold their blood and 60% of those who sold blood contracted HIV/AIDS from unsanitary equipment. Many have died from the disease. In his documentary film, To Live is Better than to Die, Wiejun Chen tells of the impact AIDS has had in parts of rural China by showing how it has affected the Ma family. It is spring when the film takes up the family’s story.
- Directors
- Weijun Chen
- Writters
- Weijun Chen
To Live Is Better Than To Die
Visit website2003-01-01 • 1h 28m
8.3/10 • 3
In the 1990s HIV/AIDS came to Wenlou through a blood purchasing program. To supplement their income many poor villagers sold their blood and 60% of those who sold blood contracted HIV/AIDS from unsanitary equipment. Many have died from the disease. In his documentary film, To Live is Better than to Die, Wiejun Chen tells of the impact AIDS has had in parts of rural China by showing how it has affected the Ma family. It is spring when the film takes up the family’s story.
- Directors
- Weijun Chen
- Writters
- Weijun Chen
Top Billed Cast
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Shenyi Ma
Herself
Mei Lei
Herself
Ningning Ma
Herself
Rong Ma
Herself
Zhancao Ma
Himself
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