Killing Patient Zero

The story of the AIDS epidemic and the man accused of starting it all.

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History
Documentary

Overview

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.

Keywords

1980s
lgbt
aids
hiv/aids epidemic

Details

Status: Released
Release date: July 26, 2019
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English, French
Countries: Canada
Production: Fadoo Productions
Cast: Fran Lebowitz,Richard Berkowitz,Brian Freeman,Ronald Reagan,Randy Shilts,Gaétan Dugas
Director: Laurie Lynd
Writer: Laurie Lynd
Producer: Bob McCown,Corey Russell,Trevor Birney,Allan Weinrib
Cinematography: Paul Steinberg
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt9896252