Name: To Live Is Better Than To Die
Director: Weijun Chen
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2003-01-01
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Cast: Shenyi Ma, Mei Lei, Ningning Ma, Rong Ma, Zhancao Ma

To Live Is Better Than To Die (2003)

Mandarin 1h 28m

About To Live Is Better Than To Die Movie

Released in 2003, To Live Is Better Than To Die is a Documentary Movie in Mandarin. Direction is by Weijun Chen. Key performances come from Shenyi Ma, Mei Lei, Ningning Ma. In the 1990s HIV/AIDS came to Wenlou through a blood purchasing program. To supplement their income many poor villagers sold their blood and 60% of those who sold blood contracted HIV/AIDS from unsanitary equipment. Many have died from the disease. In his documentary film, To Live is Better than to Die, Wiejun Chen tells of the impact AIDS has had in parts of rural China by showing how it has affected the Ma family. It is spring when the film takes up the family’s story.

Movie Details

Release Date01 Jan 2003

LanguageMandarin

Runtime1h 28m

StatusReleased

DirectorWeijun Chen

GenreDocumentary

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