Bending the Arc

Bending the Arc

A Friendship that Changed the World

2017•1h 42m•7.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(13)

About the extraordinary doctors and activists—including Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, and Ophelia Dahl—whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural Haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all.

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Production

Impact Partners, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Urban Landscapes, Scout & Scholar, Abramorama, Sundance Institute

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Paul Farmer

Paul Farmer

Himself

Ophelia Dahl

Herself

Jim Yong Kim

Himself

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