Bending the Arc

Bending the Arc

A Friendship that Changed the World

2017 · 102 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary

About the extraordinary doctors and activists—including Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, and Ophelia Dahl—whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural Haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all.

Directed by Pedro Kos · Written by Cori Shepherd Stern

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