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To Live Is Better Than To Die (2003)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Weijun Chen

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Shenyi Ma
Shenyi Ma
Herself
Mei Lei
Mei Lei
Herself
Ningning Ma
Ningning Ma
Herself
Rong Ma
Rong Ma
Herself
Zhancao Ma
Zhancao Ma
Himself

Crews

Weijun Chen
Weijun Chen
Director
Weijun Chen
Weijun Chen
Writer
Weijun Chen
Weijun Chen
Cinematography
Xuehai Wang
Xuehai Wang
Executive Producer
Weijun Chen
Weijun Chen
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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