4/5 Three difficult stories
  by lewis sinclair (iowa)
Three sad but true stories that depict our world today. Aids, social injustice, and a little bit of us maybe in these stories. I like a movie that I think about long after it's over. Maybe because this is occuring somewhere in the world as I type.

5/5 amazing
  by Dr. James E. Johnstone
One of the best films I've seen in a long, long time.

Buy it!

2/5 A real oddball
  by Bradley F. Smith (Miami Beach, FL)
Three episodes are stitched together with the common theme of hypodermic needles. This is not for the squeamish. The first tale concerns tainted blood. The second one is about AIDS. And I couldn't finish watching the third. Don't see if you don't like the sight of needles sticking into peoples' bodies. I'll give them credit for making something pretty creative here. I just didn't find it too compelling. The middle yarn about a mother who gives herself AIDS to die with her son is the best of the bunch.

3/5 Fatally Flawed, But Interesting
  by Artist & Author (Near Mt. Baker, WA)
I think this movie had the potential to be an effective portrayal of the AIDS epidemic around the world, but it falls far short. First, the term AIDS is never mentioned, and unless you knew that some Africans think raping a child virgin would 'cure' the disease, which was depicted in one scene, the disease the people are suffering could have been any number of viral diseases. Second, while two localities are clear (China & Africa), the 'Western' story confuses the viewer by sometimes speaking German, other times English, and still other times in French. Also, it is confusing as to if the young man got the disease through gaysex or from acting in porn films. Third, the depiction of Catholicism is absolutely abominable and deliberately offensive to those of that faith. I was particularly offended by the senior nun saying they weren't in Africa to bring the people love, but to bring them Jesus. The Bible clearly states that what one does for 'the least of these' is as if it is done for Jesus.

The Chinese story could stand on its own as a full feature movie. The African story isn't really about the disease but about how much a young nun would prostitute herself to obtain medicines and even cows for a boy's marriage. The Western story is just a waste of film; it doesn't even include any of the beautiful scenery the other two stories show.

I am giving the movie three stars; one for the occasional scenic views, one for the depiction of foreign cultures (although I wonder if Chinese always wear their ceremonial of festival regalia), and the third for raising an interesting ethical or moral issue by the nun's behavior.

4/5 I liked this movie.
  by lisamac (SD)
This was a very interesting take on people in different lives, HIV, and AIDS. It's very interesting. I would recommend watching it.