My Own Country (1994)
- Directed by
- Mira Nair
- Genre
- biography
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 4.5 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A doctor treats AIDS patients in rural Tennessee during the early years of the epidemic. The story follows his personal and professional challenges as he cares for a community facing a new disease.
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What happens
My Own Country: A Doctor's Story is a 1994 book by American doctor and author Abraham Verghese. The book is non-fiction, based on Verghese's own experiences in dealing with AIDS patients in East Tennessee in the early stages of the epidemic. A film adaptation commissioned by Showtime and directed by Mira Nair, starring Naveen Andrews as Verghese, aired on the network in 1998. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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