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  • 2013
  • Media Education Foundation
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2013
  • Media Education Foundation
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary An intricate tale of medicine, monopoly and malice, Fire In the Blood tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments aggressively blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries of Africa and the global south in the years after 1996 - causing ten million or more unnecessary deaths - and the improbable gro...

Directed By: Dylan Mohan Gray

Written By: Dylan Mohan Gray

  • 2013
  • Media Education Foundation
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2013
  • Media Education Foundation
  • 1 h 27 m

Fire in the Blood

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Summary An intricate tale of medicine, monopoly and malice, Fire In the Blood tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments aggressively blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries of Africa and the global south in the years after 1996 - causing ten million or more unnecessary deaths - and the improbable gro...

Directed By: Dylan Mohan Gray

Written By: Dylan Mohan Gray

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
68
55% Positive
6 Reviews
36% Mixed
4 Reviews
9% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
68
55% Positive
6 Reviews
36% Mixed
4 Reviews
9% Negative
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90
Sep 6, 2013
Though the film comprehensively details the political and economic subtleties of what it declares “the crime of the century,” its narrative remains primarily a human-focused one, highlighting the stories of selected steadfast victims, as well as the heroic movers and shakers in the struggle.
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW
90
Sep 3, 2013
While it's hardly a joy to watch, Fire in the Blood is artful in nearly every frame, perhaps so we don't avert our eyes.
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80
Aug 30, 2013
Gray’s technique is effective, catching the moment one Indian scientist, Yusuf Hamied, stood up and got the moral ball rolling.
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70
Sep 5, 2013
This virtuous stance is not unusual for issue-based documentaries, but a film with such illuminating content deserves a more artful vehicle for its moving message.
By Miriam Bale FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 3, 2013
The film strikes the right balance of outrage, hopefulness and despair, compellingly arguing the case that a profit-driven, racially motivated collusion exists between Big Pharma and the U.S. government.
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60
Aug 30, 2013
As a study in human greed this is shocking, but as this thorough, convincing, if slightly stodgy film makes clear, it’s also a moment to mobilise public opinion and shape change.
By Trevor Johnston FULL REVIEW
25
Sep 4, 2013
It produces a collection of one-dimensional facts strung together with an utmost respect for chronology and documentary-making's most stale conventions.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sparkwater India
Release Date Sep 6, 2013
Duration 1 h 27 m
Genres
Tagline They tried to stop the crime of the century.
Website http://www.fireintheblood.com/
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Awards

Washington DC Filmfest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Fairy Tales Film Festival, CA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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