Les origines du SIDA

"Did scientists inadvertently caused the AIDS epidemic?"

May 2 2004 N/A 1h 32m
Documentary

While AIDS may be one of the most feared diseases of modern times, there is still a degree of scientific debate over the subject of just how the disease originated, and how the first cases spread. Two filmmakers explore a controversial theory about the beginnings of the disease. Using interviews, newsreel footage, and documented research experiments, The Origin of AIDS examines how a combination of benevolence, careless lab procedures, and the need of a desperate few to cover their tracks could have led to one of the most serious pandemics of the 20th century.

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Plot

From the hyphotesis of British journalist Edward Hoope, the film reopens the explosively controversial subject of the origins of AIDS, zeroing in specifically on his fiercely contested proposition that the HIV virus was first transmitted to children in the Belgian Congo via contaminated polio vaccine.

Written by

Peter Chappell, Stéphane Horel

Directed by

Peter Chappell, Catherine Peix Eyrolle

Cast

Cecil Fox, Simon Wain-Hobson, Joseph Vandepitte

Crew

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Production Countries

Spain, United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, France

Languages

Français, English

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
401
Average Rating
8.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA