Mercy (med-dah)
(2002) 

DIR.:
Jeanne Hallacy
Jamlong Saiyot
TRT:
50 min
MPAA RATING:
NR
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Mercy is an unsettling document of another side to the growing AIDS crisis in Thailand– the future of the children whose parents are HIV-positive or have died from AIDS-related illnesses.


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FULL SYNOPSIS

Filmed over two years at a community hospice in Klong Toey, Thailand, the story unfolds as a thirteen-year-old girl, Luk Nam, recalls the loss of her family to AIDS. Mercy is an unsettling document of another side to the growing AIDS crisis – the future of the children whose parents are HIV-positive or have died from AIDS-related illnesses. Surrounded by orphaned children who have inherited the disease, the filmmakers witness both Luk Nam’s sister and her best friend gradually fade away. Despite the horror of their circumstances, young Luk Nam and the hospice patients and workers show incredible compassion, strength, and hope. Luk Nam’s brave composure is as admirable as it is distressing, as when she assures the viewer: “Right now, I’m alive.”
"Mercy is a powerful and uplifting documentary revealing the everyday life challenges faced by an increasing number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Thailand today. Coping with family loss and the accompanying stigma often places children affected by HIV/AIDS in extremely vulnerable situations. This unprecedented crisis will require scaled-up national, regional and community responses in the decades to come."—Dr. Peter Piot UNAIDS Executive Director

CAST & CREW

  • Producer(s): Jeanne Hallacy, Jamlong Saiyot
  • Writer(s): Jeanne Hallacy, Jamlong Saiyot

GENRES

Documentary  

SUBJECTS

Epidemics/Pandemics, Public Health, AIDS, Children and Youth, Countries, Disease, Geographical Areas, Health and Medicine, Human Rights Issues, Society and Culture, Thailand, World Affairs

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