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I Hugged the Berlin Patient

I Hugged the Berlin Patient

Hope can find you.

2013•1h 13m•7.0/10
Documentary

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7.0/10(1)

A spirited cancer survivor goes on a spontaneous search for 'The Berlin Patient' - the first man in the world actually cured of HIV.

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Production

Berlin Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Edgar Tang

Himself

Timothy Ray Brown

Himself

Gero Hütter

Himself

Jaime Freitas

Jaime Freitas

August

Elizabeth Lazan

Timothy #1

Jo-Anne Lee

Timothy #2

Yu-Lin Kong

Timothy #3

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