To Live Is Better Than To Die 2003

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Documentary

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.

Release Date 2003-01-01
Runtime 1h 28m
Director Weijun Chen
Producers Xuehai Wang, Weijun Chen
Writer Weijun Chen