The First Fallen

The First Fallen

It was a time that changed everything

2021 · 107 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama

1983 — A young biologist returns home from studies abroad and feels something wrong with his body. This is the start of the AIDS crisis when the first wave of the epidemic hit Brazil. Lives will change, friends will be lost and the future is uncertain.

Directed by Rodrigo de Oliveira · Written by Rodrigo de Oliveira

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