Chagas: A Hidden Affliction

Chagas: A Hidden Affliction

2005 · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Documentary

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.

Directed by Ricardo Preve · Written by Ricardo Preve

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