To Live is Better than to Die
General Information
- Original Title
- Hao Si Bu Ru Lai Huo Zhe
- Author/Creator
- Weijun, Chen, director.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- China, 2003.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (60 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00001818
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- In the 1990s, around 100,000 subsistence farmers in central China were offered a rare opportunity to earn some extra income. Through a state-organized program, they could sell their blood for money. However, due to the poor conditions of the state hospital, over half of those giving blood were infected with the HIV virus. In the beginning of 2001, director Chen Weijun went to the village of Wenlou, which had come to the world‘s attention because of the number of its infected citizens. In a cinéma vérité style he captures the tragic fate of a family with three small children, in which only the eldest sister was able to escape the deadly disease.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- To Live is Better than to Die
- Note
- Duration: 01:00:00
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 0004 | Available | - | |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 0004 (HU_OSA_00001818.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |