Fire in the Blood

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Fire in the Blood

2013

1h 24m

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Drama

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Several people fight back against pharmaceutical companies that block access to low-cost AIDS drugs after 1996.

Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

03/19/2019

3.5/5

Low-cost generic drugs are as safe and effective as the criminally expensive branded ones. And all human life is sacred. This is the clear message from Fire In The Blood, and it bears telling. And re-telling.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

01/30/2014

This infuriating documentary by Dylan Mohan Gray chronicles the long battle to make generic ARVs available to poor African countries, which big pharma resisted because cheap drugs would undermine their bloated pricing here in the U.S.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

09/12/2013

2.5/5

Unfortunately, Dylan Mohan Gray's slow and steady exposé never quite manages the propulsive gut punch its incendiary subject demands.

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Naila Scargill

Trebuchet

02/28/2019

An essential watch that is laden with information, what is admirable about Fire in the Blood is Gray's decision to not take a political slant-an easy, obvious approach-allowing the story to speak for itself purely from a humanitarian angle.

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Grethe Kemp

City Press (South Africa)

08/23/2018

4/5

Upsetting, poignant, infuriating... it shows the very worst of humanity - how privileged people in the West simply just didn't give a damn about millions upon millions of people dying in Africa. This is compulsory watching.

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Ann Lee

metro.co.uk

09/01/2017

3/5

And while the narration is a touch on the dry side, Fire in the Blood will certainly fuel anger in your veins.

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05/08/2017

Essential. Ruthlessly documents how up to 12 MILLION people were required to die because western big Pharma companies would not share life-saving drugs. Also blows away many pharma myths such as - Pharma spend almost nothing on drug research - Pharma buy their $60 pills from the same labs that produce 5c generics etc, etc. I found it utterly compelling, and am shocked by the lukewarm critics - especially the guy who says it has 'bland graphics, and one-dimensional facts'. No doubt this critic would be impressed by Pfizer's flashy adverts on how dangerous cheap generic drugs are - he must prefer flashy outright lies over the boring old truth.

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01/01/2016

A documentary everyone should be required to read. This shows why medicine and medical decisions should never be based on monetary issues. Pharm companies should be ashamed of themselves as this was not an isolated incident.

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Synopsis

Several people fight back against pharmaceutical companies that block access to low-cost AIDS drugs after 1996.

Director: Dylan Mohan Gray
Producer: Rumana Gray, Dylan Mohan Gray
Screenwriter: Dylan Mohan Gray
Distributor: International Film Circuit [us]
Production Co: Sparkwater India
Genre: Documentary, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 6, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.9K
Runtime: 1h 24m