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199056 minPG-13documentary

5.1/ 10(7 ratings)• TMDB

Silence = Death

199056 minPG-13documentary

5.1/ 10(7 ratings)• TMDB

AIDS victims and activists confront hardship and societal ignorance in the fight against the epidemic during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Rosa von Praunheim

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AIDS victims and activists confront hardship and societal ignorance in the fight against the epidemic during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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AIDS victims and activists cope with hardship and society’s ignorance.

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