House of Numbers: Anatomy of an Epidemic (2009)
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What is HIV? What is AIDS? What is being done to cure it? These questions sent Canadian filmmaker Brent Leung on a worldwide journey, from the highest echelons of the medical research establishment to the slums of South Africa, where death...
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Cast
| Luc Montagnier | ... |
Self - Discoverer of HIV
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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi | ... |
Self - Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
(as Francois Barre-Sinnousi)
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| Anthony Fauci | ... |
Self
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| Kenneth Cole | ... |
Self - Chairman of the Board, amfAR
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James Curran | ... |
Self - Former Director, CDC AIDS Division
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David Baltimore | ... |
Self - Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
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Donald P. Francis | ... |
Self - Epidemiologist, CDC
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Michael Gottlieb | ... |
Self - First Doctor to Diagnose AIDS, UCLA Medical Center
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Harold Jaffe | ... |
Self - Former Director, CDC AIDS Division
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Daniel Kuritzkes | ... |
Self - Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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Reinhard Kurth | ... |
Self - President, Robert Koch Institute Germany
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Joseph B. McCormick | ... |
Self - Epidemiologist, CDC
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John P. Moore | ... |
Self - Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College
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Peter Piot | ... |
Self - Executive Director, UNAIDS
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| Donald Abrams | ... |
Self - Chief of Hematology-Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital
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Kim Bannon | ... |
Self
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Robert Bazell | ... |
Self - Health and Science Correspondent (archiveFootage) (voice)
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Tom Bethell | ... |
Self - Investigative Journalist
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Aundre Bryant | ... |
Self - Tested HIV Positive 1985
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Ken Bundy | ... |
Self - Tested Positive for HIV
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| George W. Bush | ... |
Self - President, United States (archiveFootage)
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James Chin | ... |
Self - Chief of Global HIV Surveillance, World Health Organization
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Richard Codey | ... |
Self - New Jersey Senate President
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Mark Conlan | ... |
Self - Journalist
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Niel T. Constantine | ... |
Self - Director, Clinical Immunology, Institute of Human Virology
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Martin Delaney | ... |
Self - Founding Director, Project Inform
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Peter Duesberg | ... |
Self - Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley
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Celia Farber | ... |
Self - Investigative Journalist
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Christian Fiala | ... |
Self - Doctor, Austria & Uganda
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| Jim Fouratt | ... |
Self - Founding Member, ACT UP New York
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Robert Gallo | ... |
Self - Director, Institute of Human Virology
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Hans Gelderblom | ... |
Self - Head of Electron Microscopy and Imaging, Robert Koch Institute, Germany
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| Whoopi Goldberg | ... |
Self - Actress
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Joyce Ann Hafford | ... |
Self - Tested HIV Positive (archiveFootage)
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| Henry Haggard | ... |
(voice)
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Harry Haverkos | ... |
Self - Former Director, Office of AIDS, NIDA
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Margaret Heckler | ... |
Self - Politician (archiveFootage)
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David Ho | ... |
Self - Scientist (archiveFootage)
(as Dr. David Ho)
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Neville Hodgkinson | ... |
Self - Medical and Science Correspondent, The Sunday Times
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Criselda Kananda | ... |
Self - Radio Commentator, Metro FM
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Fassil Keteman | ... |
Self - Director, Clinical Trials, Institute of Human Virology
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Rubbie King | ... |
Self - Sister of Joyce Ann Hafford
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Claus Koehnlein | ... |
Self - Doctor, Germany
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Claudia Kucherer | ... |
Self - Molecular Biologist, Robert Koch Institute Germany
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| Brent Leung | ... |
Self - Host
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Jay Levy | ... |
Self - Director, Laboratory for Tumor and AIDS Virus Research
(as Jay A. Levy MD)
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L.H. Maboza | ... |
Self - Medunsa, South Africa
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Christine Maggiore | ... |
Self - Tested HIV Positive
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Darren Main | ... |
Self - Tested HIV Positive 2000
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| Rian Malan | ... |
Self - South African Journalist & Author
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Robert Marigza | ... |
(voice)
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| Thabo Mbeki | ... |
Self - President, South Africa (archiveFootage)
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| Kary B. Mullis | ... |
Self - Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
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Cheryl Nagel | ... |
Self - Adopted a HIV Positive Child
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Steve Nagel | ... |
Self - Adopted a HIV Positive Child
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Nancy Padian | ... |
Self - Director, International Research, AIDS Research Institute
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Eleni Papadopulos-Eleopulos | ... |
Self - Biophysicist, Department of Medical Physics, Royal Perth Hospital
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| Robert Redfield | ... |
Self - Director, Clinical Care and Research, Institute of Human Virology
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Liam Scheff | ... |
Self - Investigative Journalist
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Audrey Serrano | ... |
Self - Tested HIV Positive (archiveFootage)
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Joseph Sonnabend | ... |
Self - Virologist & Microbiologist
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Val Turner | ... |
Self - Doctor, Australia
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Dave Tworkowski | ... |
Self - Tested HIV Positive
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| Bruce Vilanch | ... |
Self - American Comedy & Script Writer
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Robin Weiss | ... |
Self - Professor of Viral Oncology, University College London
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Hank Wilson | ... |
Self - Founder, Committee to Monitor Poppers
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Flossie Wong-Staal | ... |
Self - Scientist (archiveFootage)
(as Flossy Wong-Staal)
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Directed by
| Brent Leung | ||
Written by
| Llewellyn Chapman | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Bob Frisco | ... | executive producer |
| Brent Leung | ... | producer |
| Martin Penny | ... | executive producer |
| Ursula Rowan | ... | co-producer |
| David Syner | ... | associate producer |
| Andy Van Roon | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Joel Diamond | ||
Cinematography by
| Matt Coale | ||
| Pouria Montazeri | ||
Editing by
| Brent Leung | ... | co-editor |
| Ursula Rowan | ... | co-editor |
Sound Department
| Brian Calhoon | ... | adr recordist |
| Mariusz Glabinski | ... | dialogue editor |
| Marlena Grzaslewicz | ... | dialogue editor |
| Fred Paragano | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Ira Spiegel | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Meghan Traughber | ... | re-recording project manager |
| Peter Waggoner | ... | re-recording mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Jim Lockhart | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Scott Meador | ... | digital effects artist |
| Jonathan Richter | ... | digital effects artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Erik Anschicks | ... | camera operator / field cinematographer |
| Shane Bartlett | ... | camera operator / field cinematographer |
| Matt Coale | ... | field cinematographer |
| Patrick Compton | ... | camera operator / field cinematographer |
| Jason Cunningham | ... | field cinematographer |
| Jason Cunningham | ... | field cinematographer |
| Brent Leung | ... | camera operator |
| Jason Lyons | ... | camera operator |
| Thomas Marino | ... | grip |
| Michael Mathews | ... | dolly grip |
| Kryshan Randel | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Jesse Gosal | ... | production assistant |
| Tiffani Rozier | ... | office assistant |
| Jessica Snook | ... | office assistant |
| Jenifer Westrup | ... | office assistant |
Thanks
| Zackie Achmat | ... | thanks |
| Mohammed Al-Bayati | ... | thanks |
| Nancy Allen | ... | thanks |
| Clark Baker | ... | thanks |
| Mitchell Banks | ... | thanks |
| Sophie Barton-Knott | ... | thanks |
| Doug Bates | ... | thanks |
| Diane Batson-Smith | ... | thanks |
| Bradley Beasley | ... | thanks |
| Frank Bess | ... | thanks |
| Scott Billy | ... | thanks |
| Stanley Bodner | ... | thanks (as Dr. Stanley Bodner) |
| Susan Bowman | ... | thanks |
| Steve Brand | ... | thanks |
| Bernard M. Branson | ... | thanks (as Dr. Bernard M. Branson) |
| Anthony Brink | ... | thanks |
| Jennie Brooks | ... | thanks |
| Marvelyn Brown | ... | thanks |
| Hos Burns | ... | thanks |
| Charmaine Casey | ... | thanks |
| Ethel B. Ceaser | ... | thanks |
| Sarah Z. Chapman | ... | thanks |
| Julie Coale | ... | thanks |
| Ken Conrad | ... | thanks |
| Craig Countryman | ... | thanks |
| David Crowe | ... | thanks |
| Melanie Cunningham | ... | thanks |
| Elizabeth Dax | ... | thanks |
| Deborah Deala | ... | thanks |
| Heidi Baker Spivey | ... | thanks |
| Meghan Traughber | ... | very special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Rocky Mountain Pictures (2009) (United States) (theatrical)
- Kopp Verlag (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Paragon Studios (post-production sound services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
What is HIV? What is AIDS? What is being done to cure it? These questions sent Canadian filmmaker Brent Leung on a worldwide journey, from the highest echelons of the medical research establishment to the slums of South Africa, where death and disease are the order of the day. In this up-to-the-minute documentary, he observes that although AIDS has been front-page news for over 28 years, it is barely understood. Despite the great effort, time, and money spent, no cure is in sight. Born in 1980 (on the cusp of the epidemic), Leung reveals a research establishment in disarray, and health policy gone tragically off course. Gaining access to a remarkable array of the most prominent and influential figures in the field -- among them the co-discoverers of HIV, presidential advisors, Nobel laureates, and the Executive Director of UNAIDS, as well as survivors and activists -- his restrained approach yields surprising revelations and stunning contradictions. The HIV/AIDS story is being rewritten, and this is the first film to present the uncensored POVs of virtually all the major players -- in their own settings, in their own words. It rocks the foundation upon which all conventional wisdom regarding HIV/AIDS is based. If, as South African health advocate Pephsile Maseko remarks, "this is the beginning of a war...a war to reclaim our health," then House of Numbers could well be the opening salvo in the battle to bring sanity and clarity to an epidemic clearly gone awry. Written by Knowledge Matters, LLC |
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| Taglines | A world without HIV/AIDS may be closer than you think. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Goofs | A photo meeting between Ronald Reagan and Jacques Chirac wrongly informs that Chirac was the French President during a White House conference about AIDS in 1987. Chirac was France's Prime Minister at the time, sent by President François Mitterand. See more » |
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Celia Farber - Investigative Journalist:
AIDS is the best example of what's really scary, alarming and dangerous about our culture right now, which is that it's a culture of PR. It's a Public Relations phenomenon. The truth doesn't matter, what matters is the image. See more » |