好死不如赖活着
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Better to live on
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To Live Is Better Than To Die
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好死不如賴活著
director:
陈为军
playwright:
陈为军
genre:
Documentary
region:
China
language:
河南话
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汉语普通话
length: 1h 28m
release date: 2003-01
IMDb: tt0343105
website:
www.toliveisbetter.com
好死不如赖活着
overview
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.