Fire in the Blood
International Film Circuit | Release Date: September 6, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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6
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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90
VarietyGuy LodgeSep 6, 2013
Though the film comprehensively details the political and economic subtleties of what it declares “the crime of the century,” its narrative remains primarily a human-focused one, highlighting the stories of selected steadfast victims, as well as the heroic movers and shakers in the struggle. Read full review
90
SalonAndrew O'HehirSep 5, 2013
I hope viewers don’t come away from this essential documentary with the belief that Western AIDS activists in general turned their backs on poor black people just as soon as they got medicine that worked. That isn’t remotely fair. Blame for the African AIDS holocaust falls on the Big Pharma companies who put patents and profits ahead of human life, and on all of us who let them get away with it. Read full review
90
Village VoiceDaphne HowlandSep 3, 2013
While it's hardly a joy to watch, Fire in the Blood is artful in nearly every frame, perhaps so we don't avert our eyes. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid ParkinsonAug 30, 2013
Angry, impassionate filmmaking that demands - and deserves - serious answers. Read full review
80
Total FilmGeorge BassAug 30, 2013
Gray’s technique is effective, catching the moment one Indian scientist, Yusuf Hamied, stood up and got the moral ball rolling. Read full review
70
The New York TimesMiriam BaleSep 5, 2013
This virtuous stance is not unusual for issue-based documentaries, but a film with such illuminating content deserves a more artful vehicle for its moving message. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinSep 12, 2013
Unfortunately, Dylan Mohan Gray's slow and steady exposé never quite manages the propulsive gut punch its incendiary subject demands. Read full review
60
Time OutAndrew SchenkerSep 3, 2013
The film strikes the right balance of outrage, hopefulness and despair, compellingly arguing the case that a profit-driven, racially motivated collusion exists between Big Pharma and the U.S. government. Read full review
60
The GuardianMike McCahillAug 30, 2013
As the indignation rises, the outcome of this battle cannot entirely be guessed, although one closing credit appears to address Big Pharma directly: "Help prevent a sequel." Read full review
60
Time Out LondonTrevor JohnstonAug 30, 2013
As a study in human greed this is shocking, but as this thorough, convincing, if slightly stodgy film makes clear, it’s also a moment to mobilise public opinion and shape change. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSep 4, 2013
It produces a collection of one-dimensional facts strung together with an utmost respect for chronology and documentary-making's most stale conventions. Read full review
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