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House of Numbers

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Filmmaker Brent Leung questions current philosophies and procedures in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.

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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 09/04/2009
1/5
Trafficking in irresponsible inferences and unsupported conclusions, the filmmaker Brent Leung offers himself as suave docent through a globe-trotting pseudo-investigation that should raise the hackles of anyone with even a glancing knowledge of the basic Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 08/21/2009
2.5/5
A vital yet thorny approach whose inconclusiveness is bound to sadden or infuriate anyone who's lost a loved one to AIDS. Go to Full Review
Oregonian 01/21/2010
C-
By the end of the film you'll likely be more confused about HIV/AIDS than ever, and that's just the way Leung wants it. Go to Full Review
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10/29/2021 One of the best documentaries in existence. More relevant now than ever before. See more 06/22/2020 I can't give zero stars, right? This "documentary" is terrible, and completely misrepresents the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It (misre)presents many half-truths in order to support AIDS denialism, and the majority (18 of them) of the scientists interviewed for this film have since spoken up about how their answers were selectively edited and skewed or taken out of context. The major skeptic, Christine Maggiore and her baby also (very unfortunately) died of AIDS complications due to not taken antiretroviral therapy before the release of the film. Do not watch this film, it's a bunch of baloney. See more 01/06/2017 A powerful indictment of the AIDS industry. The story arc begins with scientists who say HIV kills everything it touches, and ends with HIV discoverer and Nobel Laureate Luc Montagnier MD admitting that HIV can be cured within a few weeks with clean water and good food, but that the industry pushes drugs and vaccines because there's no money in food. Low Tomato rating due to big pharma trolls giving bad reviews. See more 07/27/2012 While attempting to shine a diverse look at conflicting viewpoints, this documentary disgraces the thousands killed by the disease...those without AZT treatment, those who did not use poppers and those who rapidly wasted away from HIV contracted through blood transfusions. Co-factors are unproven and mapping the HIV genome have proved very successful in treating this disease while developing life-saving treatments. This documentary is reckless. See more 06/17/2012 Halfway through the movie I logged into RT to see what your critics had to say about it -- I completely agreed with the three reviews and proceeded to delete the movie. Thank you RT ! See more 05/20/2012 Excellent and multifaceted documentary that explores divergent beliefs surrounding AIDS/HIV... See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Brent Leung questions current philosophies and procedures in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Director
Brent Leung
Producer
Brent Leung
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 21, 2009, Original
Runtime
1h 30m