HIV Saga

Rating: 7/10 (19 July 2015)

It has been a long time since I was first made aware of HIV AIDS and the excellent musical RENT. The story here is made to feel real by compelling performances by the cast, especially late in the film. .
This does go back to the early era of aids when at first there were more questions than answers. The correct fact is that the early drugs were presented often by the media as miracle cures by the media. The fact is there is still no real cure even now.
This film creates a fictional hero that would have been a great person if he had actually really existed. It feels like he did because of the script writing and powerful script ending. Strong performances hammer this point home There is a footnote in the credits that any existence to a real person is a coincidence. As time passes the reminder that this is still here is more important and the hope that the could still be a cure. Even at the end though, it comes out that a full cure still is elusive.