Killing Patient Zero
“The story of the AIDS epidemic and the man accused of starting it all.”
After the Stonewall riots and at the height of the gay liberation movement in America, an entire generation were busy celebrating their newfound emancipation, unaware of an impending epidemic. A disease that seemed determined to wipe out an entire generation of gay men, was largely ignored by politicians and the mainstream media. Gaetan Dugas was a French-Canadian flight attendant, who offered to help early scientific research into the origins of AIDS. An unfortunate series of events followed and he would be vilified as Patient Zero, the man who gave us AIDS.
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Cast
7 people
Gaétan Dugas
Self (archive footage)
Fran Lebowitz
Self
Also in
The Wolf of Wall Street
Law & Order
Gaëtan Dugas
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Dark Victory
The Killers
Randy Shilts
Self (archive footage)
Richard Berkowitz
Self
Also in
How to Have Sex in a Pandemic
Brian Freeman
Self
Known for
The Watermelon Woman
Laurie Lynd Director · Paul Steinberg Cinematographer Trevor Ambrose Editor
United States release November 10, 2019 · Produced in Canada · Languages English, French
Production
Fadoo Productions
Production
Canada
Produced in
The Life and Death of Patient Zero
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Canada · April 30, 2019
Premiere · Hot Docs 2019
Canada · July 26, 2019
Limited theatrical · Toronto
United States · November 10, 2019
Premiere · DOC NYC
Australia
September 21, 2019 · Premiere · Queer Screen Film Fest
Canada
February 13, 2020 · TV · Canal D
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