Anna Deavere Smith, Carlo Alban, Chivonne Hill
"Life Support" delivers a personal, yet potent, message. It uses its mix of actors and people from the Brooklyn HIV/AIDS community to tell the story of Ana Wallace, who channels her energy and regret ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 7, 2007
Stats: 170 reviews
The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and a AIDS activist in the black community. Based on the true story of a mother who as a rack cocaine addict became infected by her boyfriend's indiscriminate use of a shared needl...( read more)
At times, I felt this was more of an AIDS educational video than I did a movie but it still held my interest. One of the few movies where I've ever seen Queen Latifah play a serious role!
Queen Latifah plays a uncommon serious role in this movie. She portrays Ana Wallance who is strugging with the AID's Virus, while trying to help others in an age out reach group, she also struggles to help herself cope with the disease as well as help the family around her cope w...( read more)
This movie is about a woman and her everyday life coping with Aids and her family. And how she becomes this advocate about Aids.
A touching story. I must admit i prefer Latifah's performance in comedy movies, but peaple do need to be more aware of AIDS conditions, drugs etc, so great job
but there is a awareness that std are common the black females so this movie help us to be aware that hiv aids can kill us this movie help and encorage people to get tested and have safer sex.
nice movie but worth skipping it... the good part is this movie does make u aware of HIV thats going around... and this movie reminds you to be safe. not a must watch but it does have a strong message.
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