5B

5B (2018)

When people were consumed by fear, a few heroes showed the world the power of human touch

At the heart of the HIV/AIDS crisis and widespread hysteria, a single number and letter designated a ward on the fifth floor of San Francisco General Hospital, the first in the country designed specifically to deal with AIDS patients. The unit's nurses' emphasis on humanity and consideration of holistic well-being was a small miracle amidst a devastating crisis and the ensuing panic about risk and infection.

Date of release
2018-11-04
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Dan Krauss, Paul Haggis

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Interesting facts

5B is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Dan Krauss and Paul Haggis about the efforts of a group of nurses and caregivers who opened the first AIDS ward in the world at San Francisco General Hospital and changed the way patients were cared for in the 1980s AIDS epidemic.

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