Underplayed Gems

Together (2010)

Together poster
Original title
在一起
Directed by
Zhao Liang
Genre
documentary
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows several people in China who have HIV or AIDS. It shows their daily routines and personal thoughts about living with the disease.

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What happens

Together (Chinese: 在一起) is a 2010 Chinese film directed by Zhao Liang. It was filmed beside the Chinese film Love for Life, and chronicles the everyday lives of a variety of different people living in China with HIV/AIDS. The film depicts the living conditions of those living with HIV in China, as well as their own personal thoughts on their disease. Together, like the film Love for Life, was commissioned by the Ministry of Health and backed by the Chinese government. Zhao Liang has been seen as a rebel director, producing documentaries that expose the Chinese government of wrongdoing. For instance, his documentary Petition focused on mistreatment of Chinese by local authorities and government officials. Unlike his previous works, Together was made with the Chinese government and was censored, without mention of the mishandling of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1990s and the cover-up by the government. Instead, the documentary focuses more on the actual lives of individuals with HIV/AIDS instead of touching on the past blood-sharing scandal in villages. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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