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Zero Patience

Zero Patience

Sodomy ain’t so symbolic. Your rectum ain’t a grave.

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Overview

The ghost of "patient zero", who allegedly first brought AIDS to North America - materialises and tries to contact old friends. Meanwhile, the Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton, who drank from the Fountain of Youth and now works as Chief Taxidermist at the Toronto Natural history Museum, is trying to organise an exhibition about the disease for the museum's "Hall of Contagion".

Directed by John Greyson
Written by John Greyson, Marni Jackson
Produced by Anna Stratton, Louise Garfield
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Top Cast

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John Robinson

Sir Richard Francis Burton

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Norman Fauteux

Zero

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Dianne Heatherington

Mary

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Richardo Keens-Douglas

George

Charlotte Boisjoli

Charlotte Boisjoli

Maman

Brenda Kamino

Brenda Kamino

Dr Cheng

Michael Callen

Michael Callen

Miss HIV

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Marla Lukofsky

African Green Monkey

Von Flores

Von Flores

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Scott Hurst

Michael

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Themes & Keywords

aidsmusicalscience fiction

About Zero Patience

Zero Patience is a fantasy, drama, science fiction, music film released in 1993 exploring themes of aids, musical, science fiction. Directed by John Greyson, it stars John Robinson, Norman Fauteux, Dianne Heatherington. The ghost of "patient zero", who allegedly first brought AIDS to North America - materialises and tries to contact old friends. Meanwhile, the Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton, who drank from the Fountain of Youth and now works as Chief Taxidermist at the Toronto Natural history Museum, is trying to organise an exhibition about the disease for the museum's "Hall of Contagion".

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