MOVIE · 1993
And the Band Played On
Drama140 min
As doctors and researchers begin piecing together the AIDS epidemic, bureaucratic turf wars and scientific rivalry slow the response at the moment it matters most. Matthew Modine and Alan Alda are part of a sprawling ensemble charting the early fight against HIV/AIDS through medical labs, public agencies, and the communities already being hit. The story keeps its focus on discovery and denial alike, showing how uncertainty, politics, and institutional resistance shaped the first attempts to understand a new virus.
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