And the Band Played On
Movie • 1993 • Drama
ReportThe story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
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Are animals abused?
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Experiments are done on animals to research AIDS but the animals are not seen ever it is just mentioned
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Is there a dead animal?
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There are mentions of animal testing but no dead animals.
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Does someone vomit?
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Someone vomits blood in the opening scene
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Addiction
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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A surgery is shown on screen and up close
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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People are sick and coughing, but no strangulation or anything like that.
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Is someone burned alive?
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There are multiple flashbacks to bodies being burned in a mass grave but they are not alive.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Not excessive, all blood was in service of the narrative and showing the effects of Ebola and then AIDS.
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Does someone spit?
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People are sick and spit on accident.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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A lot of this film takes place in hospital or science lab scenes
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Does someone have cancer?
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Multiple people develop cancer and AIDS (before it's given a name) is referred to as gay cancer.
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Nothing shown but sex is talked about from a clinical perspective.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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This is a very emotional and sad film about real life events that still affect people today. A lot of people were lost due to negligence and it's emotional.
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Is there blood/gore?
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There is blood but no gore.
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