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Killing Patient Zero
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'Killing Patient Zero' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Laurie Lynd and released in 2019.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2019/04/25/documentary-killing-patient-zero-seeks-to-restore-reputation-of-quebec-man-unfairly-targeted-in-aids-epidemic.html "Documentary Killing Patient Zero seeks to restore reputation of Quebec man unfairly targeted in AIDS epidemic"]. 'Toronto Star', April 25, 2019. The film is a portrait of Gatan Dugas, the Canadian man who was one of the earliest diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients in North America, but became incorrectly demonized as "patient zero" for the epidemic after his role in the early story of the disease was used to illustrate contact tracing in Randy Shilts's 1987 book 'And the Band Played On'.[https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/hot-docs-killing-patient-zero-interview/ "Hot Docs 2019: Correcting the record on HIV's so-called patient zero"]. 'Now', April 25, 2019.
The film premiered on April 26, 2019, at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/review-killing-patient-zero "Review: Killing Patient Zero"]. 'Point of View', April 26, 2019. It was released commercially on July 26, 2019.Peter Knegt, [https://www.cbc.ca/arts/killing-patient-zero-how-a-quebec-flight-attendant-was-falsely-accused-of-bringing-aids-to-america-1.5224906 "Killing Patient Zero: How a Quebec flight attendant was falsely accused of bringing AIDS to America"]. CBC Arts, July 25, 2019.
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