The Battle of Amfar (2013)

ALL 01/18/2013 (en) Documentary 40 Min
  • Release
    01/18/2013
  • Production
    HBO Documentary Films
  • Rotten tomato
    50%
  • Original title
    The Battle of Amfar
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

When AIDS struck in the early 1980s, a scientist and a movie star did not have to respond - but they did. Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor joined forces to create amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research. The fight against HIV has never been the same. The Perfect Host reveals how two powerful and very different women came together, and what their combined efforts achieved. With passion and wit, Taylor wielded celebrity as a weapon against government indifference while Krim's commitment to science ensured support for the most promising research areas. Today, the only man cured of AIDS can thank research championed by Mathilde Krim. Visually dazzling and emotionally compelling, this story offers a surprising perspective on the still ongoing fight against AIDS.

  1. Story

  2. Editor

  3. Producer



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Casts

  1. Woody Allen

    Himself (archive footage)

  2. Mathilde Krim

    Herself

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Casts : 2 , Crews : 2

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The Battle of Amfar (2013) 40 Min

ALL 01/18/2013 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 01/18/2013
  • Production
    HBO Documentary Films
  • Original title The Battle of Amfar
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

When AIDS struck in the early 1980s, a scientist and a movie star did not have to respond - but they did. Dr. Mathilde Krim and Elizabeth Taylor joined forces to create amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research. The fight against HIV has never been the same. The Perfect Host reveals how two powerful and very different women came together, and what their combined efforts achieved. With passion and wit, Taylor wielded celebrity as a weapon against government indifference while Krim's commitment to science ensured support for the most promising research areas. Today, the only man cured of AIDS can thank research championed by Mathilde Krim. Visually dazzling and emotionally compelling, this story offers a surprising perspective on the still ongoing fight against AIDS.

  1. Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer