I just saw this movie on HBO and it is riviting. People are dying. Nobody knows the cause. A determined but very small group of scientists are trying to find out, but are faced with strong opposition from the homosexual community, the medical community, the scientific community, the government and from religious leaders such as Jerry Falwell who is shown in the film.
What I personally found most interesting is that, according to this movie, the HIV Virus was not discovered by Dr. Robert Gallo at all. Dr. Robert Gallo was out playing tennis and had no idea about it. Rather, the HIV Virus was discovered by the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France, which was founded by Louis Pasteur who invented the Pasturizing of milk. Later, after the French had done all the work, Dr. Robert Gallo filed a lawsuit which was settled when the French agreed to give Dr. Gallo credit for being the "co-discover" of HIV, even though he had nothing to do with it.
What I personally found most interesting is that, according to this movie, the HIV Virus was not discovered by Dr. Robert Gallo at all. Dr. Robert Gallo was out playing tennis and had no idea about it. Rather, the HIV Virus was discovered by the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France, which was founded by Louis Pasteur who invented the Pasturizing of milk. Later, after the French had done all the work, Dr. Robert Gallo filed a lawsuit which was settled when the French agreed to give Dr. Gallo credit for being the "co-discover" of HIV, even though he had nothing to do with it.