Letter Beyond the Walls
# HIV and AIDS in Brazil
📜 Overview:
Letter Beyond the Walls reconstructs the trajectory of HIV and AIDS with a focus on Brazil, through interviews with doctors, activists, patients and other actors, in addition to extensive archival material. From the initial panic to awareness campaigns, passing through the stigma imposed on people living with HIV, the documentary shows how society faced this epidemic in its deadliest phase over more than two decades. With this historical approach as its base, the film looks at the way HIV is viewed in today's society, revealing a picture of persistent misinformation and prejudice, which especially affects Brazil’s most historically vulnerable populations.
🌏 Languages Available:
Portuguese
📆 Date Released:
2019-09-26
⌚ Running Time:
85 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
8.2
Beloved Cast
Voice
Cazuza
Voice
Glória Maria
Self
Celso Curi
Self
Dráuzio Varella
Self
Gabriel Estrela
Self
Jacqueline Rocha Côrtes
Self
Jean-Claude Bernardet
Self
João Silvério Trevisan
Self
José Serra
Self
Lucinha Araújo
Self
Marina Person
Self
Ricardo Tapajós
Self
Renata Reis
Self
Valéria Petri
Self (archive footage)
Betinho
Self (archive footage)
Plínio Marcos
Self (archive footage)
Sandra Passarinho
Self (archive footage)
Jorge Mautner
Self
Nair Brito
Self (archive footage)
Andréia di Maio
Self
Paulo Roberto Teixeira
Self
Ricardo Vasconcelos
