a year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 a section Competitive selection Out of competition Fipatel a category Drama Series and Serials Creative Documentaries Reportage and Current Affairs Performing Arts Short Programs

China is currently experiencing an explosion in the number of HIV sufferers, with an estimated 840,000 people believed to have contracted the virus. This figure is expected to reach epidemic proportions exceeding 10 millions in five years, making China's HIV population the second largest in the world. While the introduction of AIDS countermeasures has brought the issue to national attention, this also resulted in widespread discrimination against HIV infected patients. To squarely address this dire social problem, and in an attempt to win back their independence, a group of HIV patients is now speaking out. Their hopes, their dreams, daily battles and ardent desire to be accepted are showcased in the first overseas media coverage to convey the reality of the HIV/AIDS situation in China.

Japan - 2005 - 52 mn - DV HD - Colour

Director Hamazaki Kenichi Writer Hamazaki Kenichi Camera Tomonori Aoki Sound Minami Hiroyuki, Shinoda Noriaki, Yamazoe Sonoko Editing Fumito Matsuoka

Production NHK Japan Broadcasting Corp, 2-2-1 Jinnan, Shibuya-Ku, 150-8001 Tokyo, Japon Tél : +81 3 545 55 873 Fax : +81 3 3481 1453 E-mail : koike.fr-ge@nhk.or.jp

Sales Media International Corporation, NR Bldg. 3rd floor 5-5, Kamiyama-cho, 150-0047 Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japon Tél : +81 3 3468 6984 Fax : +81 3 3466 9530 E-mail : kikuchi-a@micojapan.com