Summary Five strangers facing shame and potential death from AIDS form an unlikely friendship that transforms them from ordinary citizens to extraordinary activists. They struggle against stigma and fear; suicide and isolation. As friends and family die, and leaders deny the existence of HIV, they fight harder. Fifteen years later, against all odds, they are still alive. Their friendship becomes a remarkable story: a quiet victory of meaningful, beautiful lives in a rapidly evolving South Africa. It gives strength in their struggles: of having children, fighting cancer, and being lesbian in South Africa. Positively Beautiful is about life, love and friendship in the age of HIV. View more details
Directed : Diveena Cooppan
Written : Diveena Cooppan
Stars : Jan De Groot Zanana Jonah Khaya Mavengana Ntuthu Mxalisa
Genres : Drama Documentary
Countries of origin : United States South Africa
Official sites : Official site website
Language : English Xhosa
Filming locations : Eastern Cape, South Africa
Summary Five strangers facing shame and potential death from AIDS form an unlikely friendship that transforms them from ordinary citizens to extraordinary activists. They struggle against stigma and fear; suicide and isolation. As friends and family die, and leaders deny the existence of HIV, they fight harder. Fifteen years later, against all odds, they are still alive. Their friendship becomes a remarkable story: a quiet victory of meaningful, beautiful lives in a rapidly evolving South Africa. It gives strength in their struggles: of having children, fighting cancer, and being lesbian in South Africa. Positively Beautiful is about life, love and friendship in the age of HIV. View more details
Genres : Drama Documentary
Countries of origin : United States South Africa
Official sites : Official site website
Language : English Xhosa
Filming locations : Eastern Cape, South Africa
