Letter Beyond the Walls (2019)

HIV and AIDS in Brazil

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 (43)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

V

Veriano Terto Jr

Self

J

Jacqueline Rocha Côrtes

Self

M

Márcio Roberto Macedo

Self

V

Valéria Petri

Self

R

Ricardo Tapajós

Self

L

Luiz Mott

Self

Celso Curi

Self

Jean-Claude Bernardet

Self

João Silvério Trevisan

Self

R

Ricardo Veronesi

Self (archive footage)

P

Paulo Cesar Bonfim

Self (archive footage)

A

Artur Kalichman

Self

P

Paulo Roberto Teixeira

Self

R

Rosana Del Bianco

Self

A

Artur Timerman

Self

A

Andréia di Maio

Self (archive footage)

B

Brenda Lee

Self (archive footage)

Á

Áurea Abbade

Self

R

Richard Parker

Self

Betinho

Self (archive footage)

A

Alberto Chebabo

Self

B

Beto de Jesus

Self

Cazuza

Voice

Lucinha Araújo

Self

Marina Person

Self

Dráuzio Varella

Self

T

Teresa Cristina de Barros

Self (archive footage)

Plínio Marcos

Self (archive footage)

N

Nair Brito

Self

S

Silvia Almeida

Self

M

Micaela Cyrino

Self

C

Carlos Araújo

Self (archive footage)

E

Eloan Pinheiro

Self

José Sarney

Self (archive footage)

J

José Serra

Self

R

Renata Reis

Self

J

José Gomes Temporão

Self

B

Brunna Valin

Self

M

Marcia Rachid

Self

M

Maria Clara Gianna

Self

R

Ricardo Vasconcelos

Self

C

Carué Conteiras

Self

G

Gabriel Comicholi

Self

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