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HAO SI BU RU LAI HUO ZHE

TO LIVE IS BETTER THAN TO DIE
Chen Weijun
VR, China 2002
88 min
V'03

In the 1990s, farmers in Henan Province, central China, were suddenly swept in the fever of making quick money by selling blood. Thousands of eager local peasants joined the rush. However, due to the poor sanitary conditions, more than six out of ten were infected with HIV, as a random survey indicated. Wenlou is one of villages in Henan. This catastrophe threw the small village into the spotlight of national and world attention. In the early spring of 2001, Chen Wejun reached the miserable family to document their struggling life in the disaster. The production has lasted until today and will continue for more years, visually recording the history of the dying family.

Credits
  • Ma Shenyi
  • Lei Mei
  • Chen Weijun
  • Chen Weijun
  • Fan Lixin
  • Xu Yuanjia
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