Under Our Skin (2008)

Exposes the hidden epidemic of Lyme disease and reveals how our corrupt health care system is failing to address one of the most serious illnesses of our time.

Director:

Andy Abrahams Wilson

Stars:

Mandy Hughes, Sean Hughes, Dana Walsh

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mandy Hughes	...	Herself - Lyme Disease Sufferer
Sean Hughes	...	Himself - Mandy's Husband
Dana Walsh	...	Herself - Lyme Disease Sufferer
Jordan Fisher Smith	...	Himself - Lyme Disease Sufferer
Polly Murray	...	Herself - Resident of Lyme, Connecticut
Willy Burgdorfer	...	Himself - Lyme Bacteria Discoverer
Joseph Burrascano	...	Himself - Doctor, East Hampton, New York
Alan MacDonald	...	Himself - Medical Pathologist
David Martz	...	Himself - Doctor, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Joseph Jemsek	...	Himself - Doctor, Huntersville, North Carolina
Gary Wormser	...	Himself - Infectious Disease Society of America
David Simser	...	Himself - Field Entomologist
Elise Brady-Moe	...	Herself - Lyme Disease Sufferer
Richard Horowitz	...	Himself - Doctor, Hyde Park, New York
Eugene Shapiro	...	Himself - Yale University

Storyline

A gripping tale of microbes, medicine and money, "Under Our Skin" exposes the hidden story of Lyme disease, one of the most controversial and fastest growing epidemics of our time. Each year, thousands go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, often told that their symptoms are "all in their head." Following the stories of patients and physicians fighting for their lives and livelihoods, the film brings into focus a haunting picture of the health care system and a medical establishment all too willing to put profits ahead of patients.

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Plot Keywords:

disease | lyme disease | health | epidemic | medicine | 

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Taglines:

There's no medicine for someone like you

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 June 2009 (USA)

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$7,043 (USA) (19 June 2009)

Gross:

$97,698 (USA) (26 February 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Open Eye Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Its whats needed!

After watching the documentary, I cant help but relate to Dana and Leslie, as so many sufferers have the disease which does not show on the outside and people, even those so close to you, people that have even known you for years, people that should understand that the new characteristics you are showing are completely against your true nature, these people question you, other than losing a bit of weight whats wrong with you? This documentary will be an aid in fully explaining to those people that cannot fully understand, appreciate or acknowledge the severity of the disease.

My only wish is that they will create a documentary such as this for the UK, as here we have NO Lyme literate doctors, and thus we have to travel to the US for treatment. The UK National Health System believe in the same treatment protocols as IDSA. I will be showing this to my GP and hopefully as many friends and family as possible, its time to educate, and we now have, starting with this documentary, the material to do so.