Life Support (2007)
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Produced by Jamie Foxx for HBO, this drama stars Queen Latifah as Ana a woman struggling to maintain a happy life despite being HIV-positive. Though her home-life seems happy with a loving husband and young daughter, Ana remains haunted by a past that produced Kelly (Rachel Nicks), a resentful estranged older daughter who now lives with Ana's mother. Juxtaposed with Ana's healthy approach to life with HIV is Amare (Evan Ross), a friend of Kelly's who uses narcotics to deal with the disease. Life
Oct 31, 2006 Wide
Aug 7, 2007
Cast
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Queen Latifah
Ana -
Anna Deavere Smith
Lucille -
Wendell Pierce
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Rachel Nicks
Kelly -
Evan Ross
Amare -
Gloria Reuben
Sandra -
Tony Rock
Ness -
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Tracee Ellis Ross
Tanya -
Rayelle Parker
Kim
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Subtext and subtlety have little place in this melodrama.
Top CriticHIV and drug drama gritty teen-parent viewing.
Queen Latifah is raw and real, in a tough love movie about women struggling against AIDS.
A film as raw and real as documentary, but with an acutely organic sense of the drama and passion to be gleaned from a combination of fired up imagination and visceral human pain.
Audience Reviews for Life Support
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[font=Century Gothic]While more a public service announcement than a narrative feature, "Life Support" is still worthwhile for covering ground on how AIDS has affected the African American community which is rarely covered these days.(I was especially curious about the female condom.) Believable characters, good performances and a nice use of Brooklyn locations definitely help. The message is that AIDS is not automatically a death sentence anymore. So, there is little point in dwelling on the past, when we should be concerned in the present while having hope for the future. The movie even has a couple of good words for women's basketball. [/font]
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It's a five star movie. You can tell it was on a tight budget, but the movie over comes that and makes use of what it has. In the heart of Brooklyn we see the harsh reality's of poverty and those who suffer with the AID's virus today.
The movie is very educational and only inspires those who have it - to let others know, and those who dont, to be tested. People need to reach out to one another and save lives and this movie is a perfect example to lead the way.
I was impressed by this films inspiration, guts, heart, and reality. Following a true life story it makes for as inspiration on life as it does on the big screen.