5B
“When people were consumed by fear, a few heroes showed the world the power of human touch”
At the heart of the HIV/AIDS crisis and widespread hysteria, a single number and letter designated a ward on the fifth floor of San Francisco General Hospital, the first in the country designed specifically to deal with AIDS patients. The unit's nurses' emphasis on humanity and consideration of holistic well-being was a small miracle amidst a devastating crisis and the ensuing panic about risk and infection.
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Paul Haggis Director · Dan Krauss Director Andrew Eckmann Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $73K · United States release November 4, 2018 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$72,968
Production
UM Studios — Universal McCann
Production
Hwy61
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Saville Productions
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 4, 2018
Premiere
France
May 16, 2019 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Poland
December 6, 2019 · Watch Docs Film Festival
Spain
March 8, 2020 · Americana Film Festival
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