House of Numbers Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

A world without HIV/AIDS may be closer than you think.

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Last modified: Jul. 13, 2010

House of Numbers

Release Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Limited

Director: Brent Leung

Not Rated Documentary 1 hr, 30 m

2.5 / 5.0

54% WILL SEE 46% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: What is HIV? What is AIDS? What is being done to cure it? These questions sent Canadian filmmaker Brent Leung on a worldwide journey, from the highest echelons of the medical research establishment to the slums of South Africa, where death and disease are the order of the day. In this up-to-the-minute documentary, he observes that although AIDS has been front-page news for over 28 years, it is barely understood. Despite the great effort, time, and money spent, no cure is in sight. Born in 1980 (on the cusp of the epidemic), Leung reveals a research establishment in disarray, and health policy gone tragically off course. Gaining access to a remarkable array of the most prominent and influential figures in the field — among them the co-discoverers of HIV, presidential advisors, Nobel laureates, and the Executive Director of "UNAids," as well as survivors and activists — his restrained approach yields surprising revelations and stunning contradictions. The HIV/AIDS story is being rewritten, and this is the first film to present the uncensored POVs of virtually all the major players — in their own settings, in their own words. It rocks the foundation upon which all conventional wisdom regarding HIV/AIDS is based. If, as South African health advocate Pephsile Maseko remarks, "this is the beginning of a war...a war to reclaim our health," then House of Numbers could well be the opening salvo in the battle to bring sanity and clarity to an epidemic clearly gone awry.

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Who stars in House of Numbers – Cast List

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Who is making House of Numbers – Crew List

Director: Brent Leung
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Studios: Rocky Mountain Pictures
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Production – What we know about the House of Numbers

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Jan 2010

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: NR Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr, 30 m
Tagline: A world without HIV/AIDS may be closer than you think.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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House of Numbers Release Date: When was the film released?

House of Numbers was released in limited movie theaters on Wednesday, January 20 , 2010. As a limited release, House of Numbers was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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