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2007 made-for-TV drama film directed by Nelson George From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Life Support is a 2007 American drama television film directed by Nelson George and starring Queen Latifah. It is loosely based on the real-life story of Ana Wallace, an HIV-positive woman.[1]
Life Support | |
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Written by | Nelson George Jim McKay Hannah Weyer |
Directed by | Nelson George |
Starring | Queen Latifah Wendell Pierce Evan Ross Anna Deavere Smith Tracee Ellis Ross |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Mark A. Baker[1] |
Original release | |
Release | January 26, 2007 |
The film premiered on January 26, 2007, at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival[2] and premiered on HBO on March 10, 2007.[3]
Ana Wallace (Queen Latifah) was diagnosed with HIV 11 years ago. She got the virus from shooting cocaine with her boyfriend, Slick (Wendell Pierce). Slick had the virus first but did not tell Ana he had it. Ana is devoted to her work at Life Support, an AIDS outreach group, but she struggles to repair her relationship with her teenage daughter, whom she lost custody of 11 years ago due to her drug addiction.
Critics gave the film favorable reviews. On the review aggregator Metacritic, the film had an average score of 77 out of 100, based on nine reviews.[4]
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