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Chagas: A Hidden Affliction

2005 · 90 min

A sober, quietly urgent documentary that follows a personal crusade against a neglected disease and the indifference surrounding it.

Directed by
Ricardo Preve
Genres
Documentary
Overview
A worldwide documentary about the spread of the Chagas disease, which has infected about 20 million people and kills about 50,000 per year. A filmaker's personal quest to stop the dying and find a cure in the face of ignorance and indifference.

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Directed by
Ricardo Preve
Genres
Documentary
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    • class
    • politics
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    • true story
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Ricardo Preve
    Written by
    Ricardo Preve
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Argentina, France, United States of America
    Languages
    English, French, Spanish

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