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ZERO PATIENCE (1993) |
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100
minutes
Rated: NR
Country:
Canada
Studio: Strand Releasing
Cast: Michael Callen
Director: John Greyson |
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Synopsis |
| Experimental
Canadian director John Greyson helms
ZERO PATIENCE, a combination of
musical, docudrama, and fantasy that
explores issues in gay and HIV
politics. Sir Richard Burton, the
Victorian adventurer and scholar,
has survived to the modern day due
to his secret discovery of the
fountain of youth. While working for
the Toronto Natural History Museum,
Burton plans an exhibit on the
origins of HIV in Canadian society.
Fearing vilification, the ghost of
Patient Zero, a French Canadian
accused of being the first to bring
the virus to North America, appears
to Burton and forces him to rethink
his positions and the display. From
this unlikely premise begins an
exploration of the politics of
HIV-AIDS, complete with unique and
ribald musical numbers and fantasy
sequences. |
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