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  • House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic (2009)
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    90 min | Documentary
House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic (2009)
Not Rated
90 min | Documentary

What is HIV? What is AIDS? What is being done to cure it? These questions sent Canadian filmmaker Brent Leung on a worldwide journey, from the highest echelons of the medical research establishment to the slums of South Africa, where death...See moreWhat is HIV? What is AIDS? What is being done to cure it? These questions sent Canadian filmmaker Brent Leung on a worldwide journey, from the highest echelons of the medical research establishment to the slums of South Africa, where death and disease are the order of the day. In this up-to-the-minute documentary, he observes that although AIDS has been front-page news for over 28 years, it is barely understood. Despite the great effort, time, and money spent, no cure is in sight. Born in 1980 (on the cusp of the epidemic), Leung reveals a research establishment in disarray, and health policy gone tragically off course. Gaining access to a remarkable array of the most prominent and influential figures in the field -- among them the co-discoverers of HIV, presidential advisors, Nobel laureates, and the Executive Director of UNAIDS, as well as survivors and activists -- his restrained approach yields surprising revelations and stunning contradictions. The HIV/AIDS story is being rewritten, and this is the first film to present the uncensored POVs of virtually all the major players -- in their own settings, in their own words. It rocks the foundation upon which all conventional wisdom regarding HIV/AIDS is based. If, as South African health advocate Pephsile Maseko remarks, "this is the beginning of a war...a war to reclaim our health," then House of Numbers could well be the opening salvo in the battle to bring sanity and clarity to an epidemic clearly gone awry. Written by Knowledge Matters, LLC See less
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Brent Leung (co-editor) | Ursula Rowan (co-editor)
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Apr 19, 2009 (United States)
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67 cast members
Name Known for
Luc Montagnier
Self - Discoverer of HIV Self - Discoverer of HIV   See fewer
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
Self - Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (as Francois Barre-Sinnousi) Self - Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (as Francois Barre-Sinnousi)   See fewer
Kenneth Cole
Self - Chairman of the Board, amfAR Self - Chairman of the Board, amfAR   See fewer
James Curran
Self - Former Director, CDC AIDS Division Self - Former Director, CDC AIDS Division   See fewer
David Baltimore
Self - Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Self - Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine   See fewer
Donald P. Francis
Self - Epidemiologist, CDC Self - Epidemiologist, CDC   See fewer
Michael Gottlieb
Self - First Doctor to Diagnose AIDS, UCLA Medical Center Self - First Doctor to Diagnose AIDS, UCLA Medical Center   See fewer
Harold Jaffe
Self - Former Director, CDC AIDS Division Self - Former Director, CDC AIDS Division   See fewer
Daniel Kuritzkes
Self - Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Self - Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School   See fewer
Reinhard Kurth
Self - President, Robert Koch Institute Germany Self - President, Robert Koch Institute Germany   See fewer
Joseph B. McCormick
Self - Epidemiologist, CDC Self - Epidemiologist, CDC   See fewer
John P. Moore
Self - Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College Self - Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College   See fewer
Peter Piot
Self - Executive Director, UNAIDS Self - Executive Director, UNAIDS   See fewer
Donald Abrams
Self - Chief of Hematology-Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital Self - Chief of Hematology-Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital   See fewer
Robert Bazell
Self - Health and Science Correspondent (voice) (archive footage) Self - Health and Science Correspondent (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Bethell
Self - Investigative Journalist Self - Investigative Journalist   See fewer
Aundre Bryant
Self - Tested HIV Positive 1985 Self - Tested HIV Positive 1985   See fewer
Ken Bundy
Self - Tested Positive for HIV Self - Tested Positive for HIV   See fewer
George W. Bush
Self - President, United States (archive footage) Self - President, United States (archive footage)   See fewer
James Chin
Self - Chief of Global HIV Surveillance, World Health Organization Self - Chief of Global HIV Surveillance, World Health Organization   See fewer
Richard Codey
Self - New Jersey Senate President Self - New Jersey Senate President   See fewer
Mark Conlan
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Niel T. Constantine
Self - Director, Clinical Immunology, Institute of Human Virology Self - Director, Clinical Immunology, Institute of Human Virology   See fewer
Martin Delaney
Self - Founding Director, Project Inform Self - Founding Director, Project Inform   See fewer
Peter Duesberg
Self - Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley Self - Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley   See fewer
Celia Farber
Self - Investigative Journalist Self - Investigative Journalist   See fewer
Christian Fiala
Self - Doctor, Austria & Uganda Self - Doctor, Austria & Uganda   See fewer
Jim Fouratt
Self - Founding Member, ACT UP New York Self - Founding Member, ACT UP New York   See fewer
Robert Gallo
Self - Director, Institute of Human Virology Self - Director, Institute of Human Virology   See fewer
Hans Gelderblom
Self - Head of Electron Microscopy and Imaging, Robert Koch Institute, Germany Self - Head of Electron Microscopy and Imaging, Robert Koch Institute, Germany   See fewer
Whoopi Goldberg
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Joyce Ann Hafford
Self - Tested HIV Positive (archive footage) Self - Tested HIV Positive (archive footage)   See fewer
Henry Haggard
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
Harry Haverkos
Self - Former Director, Office of AIDS, NIDA Self - Former Director, Office of AIDS, NIDA   See fewer
Margaret Heckler
Self - Politician (archive footage) Self - Politician (archive footage)   See fewer
David Ho
Self - Scientist (archive footage) (as Dr. David Ho) Self - Scientist (archive footage) (as Dr. David Ho)   See fewer
Neville Hodgkinson
Self - Medical and Science Correspondent, The Sunday Times Self - Medical and Science Correspondent, The Sunday Times   See fewer
Criselda Kananda
Self - Radio Commentator, Metro FM Self - Radio Commentator, Metro FM   See fewer
Fassil Keteman
Self - Director, Clinical Trials, Institute of Human Virology Self - Director, Clinical Trials, Institute of Human Virology   See fewer
Rubbie King
Self - Sister of Joyce Ann Hafford Self - Sister of Joyce Ann Hafford   See fewer
Claus Koehnlein
Self - Doctor, Germany Self - Doctor, Germany   See fewer
Claudia Kucherer
Self - Molecular Biologist, Robert Koch Institute Germany Self - Molecular Biologist, Robert Koch Institute Germany   See fewer
Brent Leung
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Jay Levy
Self - Director, Laboratory for Tumor and AIDS Virus Research (as Jay A. Levy MD) Self - Director, Laboratory for Tumor and AIDS Virus Research (as Jay A. Levy MD)   See fewer
L.H. Maboza
Self - Medunsa, South Africa Self - Medunsa, South Africa   See fewer
Christine Maggiore
Self - Tested HIV Positive Self - Tested HIV Positive   See fewer
Darren Main
Self - Tested HIV Positive 2000 Self - Tested HIV Positive 2000   See fewer
Rian Malan
Self - South African Journalist & Author Self - South African Journalist & Author   See fewer
Robert Marigza
Actor (voice) Actor (voice)   See fewer
Thabo Mbeki
Self - President, South Africa (archive footage) Self - President, South Africa (archive footage)   See fewer
Kary B. Mullis
Self - Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Self - Nobel Laureate in Chemistry   See fewer
Cheryl Nagel
Self - Adopted a HIV Positive Child Self - Adopted a HIV Positive Child   See fewer
Steve Nagel
Self - Adopted a HIV Positive Child Self - Adopted a HIV Positive Child   See fewer
Nancy Padian
Self - Director, International Research, AIDS Research Institute Self - Director, International Research, AIDS Research Institute   See fewer
Eleni Papadopulos-Eleopulos
Self - Biophysicist, Department of Medical Physics, Royal Perth Hospital Self - Biophysicist, Department of Medical Physics, Royal Perth Hospital   See fewer
Robert Redfield
Self - Director, Clinical Care and Research, Institute of Human Virology Self - Director, Clinical Care and Research, Institute of Human Virology   See fewer
Liam Scheff
Self - Investigative Journalist Self - Investigative Journalist   See fewer
Audrey Serrano
Self - Tested HIV Positive (archive footage) Self - Tested HIV Positive (archive footage)   See fewer
Joseph Sonnabend
Self - Virologist & Microbiologist Self - Virologist & Microbiologist   See fewer
Val Turner
Self - Doctor, Australia Self - Doctor, Australia   See fewer
Dave Tworkowski
Self - Tested HIV Positive Self - Tested HIV Positive   See fewer
Bruce Vilanch
Self - American Comedy & Script Writer Self - American Comedy & Script Writer   See fewer
Robin Weiss
Self - Professor of Viral Oncology, University College London Self - Professor of Viral Oncology, University College London   See fewer
Hank Wilson
Self - Founder, Committee to Monitor Poppers Self - Founder, Committee to Monitor Poppers   See fewer
Flossie Wong-Staal
Self - Scientist (archive footage) (as Flossy Wong-Staal) Self - Scientist (archive footage) (as Flossy Wong-Staal)   See fewer
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