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To Live Is Better Than To Die

8.3(3)20031h 28m0

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.

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Released
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Language
Mandarin

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Director

Weijun Chen

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China

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 Jan 2003
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PremiereOne World Film Festival16 Apr 2004

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To Live Is Better Than To Die was released on 1 January 2003.

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