Summaries

The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and an AIDS activist in the black community.

In Brooklyn, New York, the former crack addicted Ana Wallace is HIV positive and is a volunteer in the Life Support, an organization that promotes a fight against AIDS in the African American community. Ana wanders through the streets handing out condoms and helping people with AIDS through lectures and advices. She lives with her mate Slick, who has transmitted AIDS to her, and their little daughter Kim. She has lost the custody of her older daughter Kelly that lives with her estranged mother Lucille. When Kelly's childhood gay friend Amare, who is sick and rejected by his sister Tanya, vanishes on the streets of Brooklyn, Ana seeks him out and tries to save him. Meanwhile Lucille decides to move to Virginia with Kelly, and Ana reflects about her life and the relationship with Kelly.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • drug abuse
  • drug addiction
  • drug addict
  • aids
  • social activism
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 6, 2008
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-MA
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Flavor Unit Entertainment HBO Films Urban Romances

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 27m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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