Sara_N432
Joined Oct 2014
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This movie was seriously a pleasant surprise. I made my icflix account a few months ago and I mostly use it to watch Hollywood as my Arabic isn't perfect. When I saw they had created an original production, I decided to check it out and luckily it came with English subtitles so I could make sure I understood everything.
The movie tackles an issue that many western films have done before, but from a completely new perspective. People with HIV still face stereotyping and rejection in every part of the world, but this is particularly true in the Middle East. Most people are just not educated on the subject and don't want to talk about it as they feel its taboo.
I watched "The Normal Heart" a few months ago after it won an Emmy and I have to say it is interesting to compare the way the story is told in America in the 80's as compared to present-day Egypt.
The main character, Youssef is easy to relate to and shows how much the HIV diagnosis disrupts the personal life of anyone infected. The other characters also help a lot in getting alternative perspectives and show that there are many ways to get HIV, sometimes through no fault of your own, and sometimes through very careless mistakes.
All in all the movie is well worth the watch and I think it would be interesting for anyone to see, even for those outside the Middle East. Hopefully it also changes the perception of some people in the region for the better!
The movie tackles an issue that many western films have done before, but from a completely new perspective. People with HIV still face stereotyping and rejection in every part of the world, but this is particularly true in the Middle East. Most people are just not educated on the subject and don't want to talk about it as they feel its taboo.
I watched "The Normal Heart" a few months ago after it won an Emmy and I have to say it is interesting to compare the way the story is told in America in the 80's as compared to present-day Egypt.
The main character, Youssef is easy to relate to and shows how much the HIV diagnosis disrupts the personal life of anyone infected. The other characters also help a lot in getting alternative perspectives and show that there are many ways to get HIV, sometimes through no fault of your own, and sometimes through very careless mistakes.
All in all the movie is well worth the watch and I think it would be interesting for anyone to see, even for those outside the Middle East. Hopefully it also changes the perception of some people in the region for the better!