Letter Beyond the Walls

The story

Letter Beyond the Walls reconstructs the trajectory of HIV and AIDS with a focus on Brazil, through interviews with doctors, activists, patients and other actors, in addition to extensive archival material. From the initial panic to awareness campaigns, passing through the stigma imposed on people living with HIV, the documentary shows how society faced this epidemic in its deadliest phase over more than two decades. With this historical approach as its base, the film looks at the way HIV is viewed in today's society, revealing a picture of persistent misinformation and prejudice, which especially affects Brazil’s most historically vulnerable populations.

Cast

V Veriano Terto JrSelf J Jacqueline Rocha CôrtesSelf M Márcio Roberto MacedoSelf V Valéria PetriSelf R Ricardo TapajósSelf L Luiz MottSelf C Celso CuriSelf J Jean-Claude BernardetSelf J João Silvério TrevisanSelf R Ricardo VeronesiSelf (archive footage) P Paulo Cesar BonfimSelf (archive footage) A Artur KalichmanSelf

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P Paulo Roberto TeixeiraSelf R Rosana Del BiancoSelf A Artur TimermanSelf A Andréia di MaioSelf (archive footage) B Brenda LeeSelf (archive footage) Á Áurea AbbadeSelf R Richard ParkerSelf B BetinhoSelf (archive footage) A Alberto ChebaboSelf B Beto de JesusSelf C CazuzaVoice L Lucinha AraújoSelf M Marina PersonSelf D Dráuzio VarellaSelf T Teresa Cristina de BarrosSelf (archive footage) P Plínio MarcosSelf (archive footage) N Nair BritoSelf S Silvia AlmeidaSelf M Micaela CyrinoSelf C Carlos AraújoSelf (archive footage) E Eloan PinheiroSelf J José SarneySelf (archive footage) J José SerraSelf R Renata ReisSelf J José Gomes TemporãoSelf B Brunna ValinSelf M Marcia RachidSelf M Maria Clara GiannaSelf R Ricardo VasconcelosSelf C Carué ConteirasSelf G Gabriel ComicholiSelf