
To Live Is Better Than To Die
Original title: 好死不如赖活着
Overview
In the 1990s HIV/AIDS came to Wenlou through a blood purchasing program. To supplement their income many poor villagers sold their blood and 60% of those who sold blood contracted HIV/AIDS from unsanitary equipment. Many have died from the disease. In his documentary film, To Live is Better than to Die, Wiejun Chen tells of the impact AIDS has had in parts of rural China by showing how it has affected the Ma family. It is spring when the film takes up the family’s story.
Top-billed cast
- 马马宁宁
- 马马占槽
- 马马深义
- 马马荣
- 雷雷梅
Crew
- Director
- Weijun Chen
- Writer
- Weijun Chen
- Producer
- Weijun Chen
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Who directed To Live Is Better Than To Die?
To Live Is Better Than To Die was directed by Weijun Chen.
When was To Live Is Better Than To Die released?
To Live Is Better Than To Die was released in 2003.
















