![]() ![]() Hospitals turn away the sick, blood banks won’t spend the money to screen blood. The vidpic underscores the appalling lack of coin for research. ![]() Francis spots a clue on a Pac Man machine other points add up, and the “gay cancer” finally gets a name. encounter patients with the unknown disease and begin the long hunt to nail it down. Mary Guinan (a standout Glenne Headly).ĭoctors and health officials in N.Y., L.A. The plot dramatizes the medical frustrations and small victories of Francis’ CDC associates, including Dr. fought to isolate and identify the virus despite public resistance and governmental neglect.Īs a narrative thread to tie up Shilts’ sprawling story, Schulman uses real-life researcher Don Francis (Matthew Modine), an impassioned hero who joins Atlanta’s Centers for Disease Control team in 1980. The telefilm mirrors the struggles, recounted in Shilts’ book, as researchers in France and the U.S. Skipping over intricate details of medical research, the telefilm takes measure of the battles against red tape, egos, lack of funding and countless self-interests. ![]()
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