Watch State of Denial

The South African government has been unable or unwilling to touch on the subject of the ever-growing AIDS epidemic in the country. This, unfortunately, is costing thousands of lives every year and until it is confronted, the numbers will only grow. This documentary takes a close look at the people who are suffering from AIDS while giving a background on each person’s life. The personal connection between the filmmaker and the subjects is that of heartfelt communication about a problem that seems to be never ending. The real life handling of the disease by government officials is burst wide open for the world to see.

State of Denial is a 2003 documentary with a runtime of 1 hour and 26 minutes. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 8.2.