To Live Is Better Than To Die

To Live Is Better Than To Die

2003 zh 88 minutes

Rating: 8.3

Plot

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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Cast

Shenyi Ma

Shenyi Ma

Herself

Mei Lei

Mei Lei

Herself

Ningning Ma

Ningning Ma

Herself

Rong Ma

Rong Ma

Herself

Zhancao Ma

Zhancao Ma

Himself

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