Letter Beyond the Walls reconstructs the trajectory of HIV and AIDS with a focus on Brazil, through interviews with doctors, activists, patients and other actors, in addition to extensive archival material. From the initial panic to awareness campaigns, passing through the stigma imposed on people living with HIV, the documentary shows how society faced this epidemic in its deadliest phase over more than two decades. With this historical approach as its base, the film looks at the way HIV is viewed in today's society, revealing a picture of persistent misinformation and prejudice, which especially affects Brazil’s most historically vulnerable populations.
Plínio Marcos de Barros (September 29, 1935 – November 19, 1999) was a Brazilian writer, author, actor, theater director and journalist. He wrote numerous plays, written mainly during the time of the military regime in Brazil. He was married for 25 years to journalist Vera Artaxo, who died in July 2010, and, previously, to actress Walderez de Barros, with whom he had three children, including playwright Leo Lama.
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