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5B (2018)

2018-11-04 · 1h 33m · EN
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When people were consumed by fear, a few heroes showed the world the power of human touch

At the heart of the HIV/AIDs crisis and widespread hysteria, a single number and letter designated a ward on the fifth floor of San Francisco General Hospital, the first in the country designed specifically to deal with AIDS patients. The unit's nurses' emphasis on humanity and consideration of holistic well-being was a small miracle amidst a devastating crisis and the ensuing panic about risk and infection.

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Dan KraussDirectorPaul HaggisDirector

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Alison MoedAlison MoedHerselfMary MageeMary MageeHerselfSasha CutlerSasha CutlerHimselfCliff MorrisonCliff MorrisonHimselfDavid DenmarkDavid DenmarkHimselfGuy VandenbergGuy VandenbergHimselfRichard LockeRichard LockeHimselfRichard LockeRichard LockeHimselfLorraine DayLorraine DaySelf

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AidsHiv

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Genre affinityDocumentaryTheme affinityAids · HivDirector preference63735 · 23949Actor preference304812 · 304813 · 304814Country preferenceUsDecade preference2010

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At the heart of the HIV/AIDs crisis and widespread hysteria, a single number and letter designated a ward on the fifth floor of San Francisco General Hospital, the first in the country designed specifically to deal with AIDS patients. The unit's nurses' emphasis on humanity and consideration of holistic well-being was a small miracle amidst a devastating crisis and the ensuing panic about risk and infection.

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5B has a runtime of 93 minutes.

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