The Origins of AIDS

Overview

While AIDS may be one of the most feared diseases of modern times, there is still a degree of scientific debate over the subject of just how the disease originated, and how the first cases spread. Two filmmakers explore a controversial theory about the beginnings of the disease. Using interviews, newsreel footage, and documented research experiments, The Origin of AIDS examines how a combination of benevolence, careless lab procedures, and the need of a desperate few to cover their tracks could have led to one of the most serious pandemics of the 20th century.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 2, 2004

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French, English

Countries

Canada, Belgium, France, Spain, United Kingdom

Cast

Joseph Vandepitte,Simon Wain-Hobson,Edward Hooper,Tom Curtis,Cecil Fox,John Martin

Director

Catherine Peix Eyrolle,Peter Chappell

Writer

Stéphane Horel,Peter Chappell

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0438938