Silence = Death
Original title: Die Aids-Trilogie: Schweigen = Tod - Künstler in New York kämpfen gegen AIDS
“New York Artists Fight Against AIDS”
1990 · 1 h
Directed by 
Rosa von Praunheim
Rosa von PraunheimCast
Bern Boyle Emilio Cubeiro Rafael Gamba Allen Ginsberg Keith Haring Larry Kramer
Credits
Produced by: Michael Lupetin
Plot
A documentary on AIDS activism in New York, with portraits of activists and artists who fought against government indifference.
Sinekatalog’s take
A direct, angry and informative documentary.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (90 votes)
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