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"Sinners' disease" There are almost one million people living with HIV in Russia, but the virus is still widely regarded as a “sinners’ disease”. Sasha Volgina - HIV positive, pregnant and bustling with energy – leads a young activist group protesting against the shortage of antiretrovirals. While fighting for the medicines essential for her and her unborn baby, she faces reluctant government, AIDS denialists and her own past as a heroin addict. You can pre-order a DVD of this documentary here ; it will be released in march 2012. 
Credits with: Sasha Volgina, Nastya Volgina, Larissa Yakovlevna Golovneva, Misha Holmanskih, Masha Yakovleva directing & cinematography: Jan Jaap Kuiper production & sound recording: Katja Sokolova editing: Tim Wijbenga sound editing & mixing: Thijs van der Vliet music: Hans Visser color grading: Michiel Rummens production assistant: Eugene Eliseev additional camera: Mikhail Zheleznikov, Sergei Bogatyrev commissioning editor IKON: Margje de Koning archive material: OK&NO film studio - Eugeny Zakharov archive photos: Den Kamensky, Alexei "Left" Popov This film was made possible with the financial support of Open Society Foundations & the AIDS Fonds 56 min / HD / color and B&W ©ThankEve productions & IKON 2011
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