Killing Patient Zero
The story of the AIDS epidemic and the man accused of starting it all.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
99 min
Release Date
2019-07-26
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
6.1
Gaétan Dugas
Self (archive footage)
Fran Lebowitz
Self
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Randy Shilts
Self (archive footage)
Richard Berkowitz
Self
Brian Freeman
Self
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