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A shocking exposé of how pharmaceutical companies use patent law to keep profits unconscionably high even at the expense of peoples’ lives, and a plea for universal access to affordable, life-saving generic medicines. An intricate tale of “medicine, monopoly and malice”, FIRE IN THE BLOOD tells the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments aggressively blocked access to affordable AIDS drugs for the countries of Africa and the global south in the years after 1996 - causing ten million or more unnecessary deaths. It is also the inspiring story of the improbable group of people who decided to fight back. Shot on four continents and including contributions from global figures such as President Bill Clinton, Bishop Desmond Tutu and economist Joseph Stiglitz, FIRE IN THE BLOOD is the never-before-told true story of the remarkable coalition which came together to stop 'the Corporate Crime of the Century' and save millions of lives.
Original Release
02/21/2013
US Release
09/06/2013
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Zackie Achmat | Himself / Self |
Peter Mugyenyi | Himself / Self |
Bill Clinton | Himself / Self |
William Hurt | Narrator / Himself |
Desmond Tutu | Self |
Yusuf Hamied | Self |
Joseph Stiglitz | Self |
James P. Love | Self |
Edwin Cameron | Self |
Noerine Kaleeba | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Zackie Achmat | Himself / Self |
Peter Mugyenyi | Himself / Self |
Bill Clinton | Himself / Self |
William Hurt | Narrator / Himself |
Desmond Tutu | Self |
Yusuf Hamied | Self |
Joseph Stiglitz | Self |
James P. Love | Self |
Edwin Cameron | Self |
Noerine Kaleeba | Self |
Nomvuselelo Kalolo | Self |
Donald G. McNeil Jr. | Self |
Eric Goemaere | Self |
Linda-Gail Bekker | Self |
Denis Broun | Self |
Peter Rost | Self |
Noor Jehan Majid | Self |
Lisa Kalolo | Self |
Elvis Basudde Kyeyune | Self |
Suniti Solomon | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Christopher Hird | Executive Producer |
Dylan Mohan Gray | Producer |
Rumana Gray | Producer |
John Maloney | Producer |
Steven Markovitz | Producer |
Sarah Nuttall | Producer |
Anup Poddar | Producer |
Yasmine Stafford | Producer |
Editors
Dylan Mohan Gray, Hugh Williams, Christopher Seward, Pascal Akesson