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Fire in the Blood (2013)
Director: Dylan Mohan Gray
Cast: Zackie Achmat, Peter Mugyenyi, Bill Clinton, William Hurt
Runtime84 min
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An intricate tale of "medicine, monopoly and malice", Fire in the Blood tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries of the global south in the years after 1996 - causing ten million or more unnecessary deaths - and the improbable group of people who decided to fight back. Shot on four continents and including contributions from global figures such as Bill Clinton, Desmond Tutu and Joseph Stiglitz, Fire in the Blood is the never-before-told true story of the remarkable coalition which came together to stop 'the crime of the century' and save millions of lives in the process.
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Fire in the Blood, the 2013 documentary directed by Dylan Mohan Gray, offers a captivating and eye-opening look at the complex web of 'medicine, monopoly and malice' that denied access to affordable AIDS drugs in the global south, causing millions of unnecessary deaths. This powerful film features insightful interviews with global figures like Bill Clinton and brings to light an important untold story that will deeply resonate with fans of impactful social justice documentaries.
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Fire in the Blood is a 2013 documentary film by Dylan Mohan Gray depicting what it claims is the intentional obstruction of access to low-cost antiretroviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS to people in Africa and other parts of the global south, driven by multinational pharmaceutical companies holding patent monopolies and various Western governments consistently supporting these companies. The film claims that the battle against what it refers to as a "genocidal blockade," which it estimates to have resulted in no less than ten to twelve million completely unnecessary deaths, was fought and won.
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