Life Support
by Nelson George
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Actor: Anna Deavere Smith, Evan Ross (III), Queen Latifah, Rachel Nicks, Wendell PierceDirector: Nelson George
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-07
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Hbo Home Video
DVD Reviews of Life Support
DVD Review: Songs played at end of movie?
Summary: 5 Stars
At the end of the movie who were these songs singed by? I know the second song sounded like it was Jamie Foxx, the first was by a woman, who was she?
Since there is not no soundtrack to this movie, there should be one!
J. Keller
DVD Review: Touching
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie brought me to tears. I've lost several friends to AIDS and this movie is just a reminder of the fierce battle we still have.DVD Review: A Powerful Film
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this dvd based on the reviews posted.Queen Latifah does not dissapoint.If you live far away from the big cities and don't care to hear or see some of what affects people of all colors in the big cities, then this is probably not for you.Gritty,real,and heart touching.DVD Review: a powerful true story
Summary: 5 Stars
this was a powerful story that not only informed me but intertained me as well.DVD Review: scratching to stay alive with diginity, hope and outreach
Summary: 5 Stars
Life Support takes a frank and interesting look at the AIDS epidemic and its effect on African-American women and other people in the United States today. The plot moves along well and the acting is very convincing; Queen Latifah leads a fine cast and the cinematography is excellent. Life Support truly proves that Queen Latifah can not only handle a serious dramatic role--she can truly make it into a tour de force.
The movie begins with us seeing Ana (Queen Latifah) who is a former drug addict who apparently caught HIV from her husband Slick many years ago. Fortunately, Ana's children are not infected with HIV; but Ana's older daughter Kelly (Rachel Nicks) lives with Ana's mother Lucille (Anna Deavere Smith) because both Ana and Slick were too dependant on drugs at the time Kelly was born to properly raise her. On the brighter side, Ana and Slick do have custody of their younger daughter Kim. In addition, Ana works at a social service agency that serves women with HIV to make their lives go as smoothly as possible. Ana is appropriately aggressive in making sure people get educated about HIV; she goes around Brooklyn, New York handing out condoms so that people can have safe s** and she always reminds people they can get counseling at the clinic where she works.
The plot thickens! Kelly's childhood friend Amare (Evan Ross) is essentially homeless after his parents died and tough minded Lucille threw him out of her own home about a year earlier for stealing some jewelry. Kelly wants her grandmother Lucille to take Amare back in but Lucille simply won't hear of it; meanwhile Amare continues to "get high." Worse yet, Amare causes Kelly and Ana some serious concern when he leaves his own HIV medicine at Kelly's house after he sneaks in one day to hang out with Kelly when Lucille isn't home.
The plot can go anywhere from here. Will Amare be able to get his life back in order--and how can Ana and the others track him down if they even can track him down to get his life back in order? There is also a lot of tension between Lucille and her daughter Ana over Ana's drug abuse all those years ago--it seems that Lucille hasn't truly forgiven Ana even all these years later. There's even trouble between Ana and Slick when they have their own frequent disagreements. No plot spoilers here, folks--watch the movie and find out!
Life Support is a fine movie that deals with the HIV crisis with a refreshing, unapologetic honesty and we also get some mighty wonderful performances. The music that goes along with the film fits in nicely; and I recommend this film.
Description of Life Support
HBO Films presents Academy Award? nominee Queen Latifah (Chicago) in a heartbreaking story of one woman's journey to the brink of self-destruction and despair, and her inspirational fight to gain back her dignity and her family. Ana is an HIV-positive former drug addict from Brooklyn, desperately struggling with her past and passionately trying to make things right with her involvement in an AIDS outreach group, Life Support. Inspired by a true story, Life Support is a touching, poignant tale of loving, losing and letting go.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
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Production Notes
Though Queen Latifah is less known for her dramatic skills, films such as Life Support drive home the point that this singer turned actress has the chops to build a serious career in movies. Thanks to her work on the sitcom Living Single, everyone knows that she's funny. And musicals such as Chicago and Hairspray prove that her singing talent extends far further than rap. Here, Latifah captivates the audience with her understated performance. Based on the true-life story of writer-director Nelson George's HIV-positive sister, Andrea Williams, Life Support stars Latifah as Ana, a recovering junkie who tries to atone for her seedy past by being a loving mom to her 9-year-old daughter. In addition, she takes care of her husband, who also has HIV. But Life Support, an AIDS awareness facility that is an integral part of her life, is where Ana feels most at home. As the movie unfolds, we see how far Ana has come from her rocky beginnings, and how much more she has to accomplish before she can repair the damage from her past. One that seems irreparable is the sticky relationship she has with her estranged teenage daughter, who lives with Ana's mother (wonderfully played by Anna Deavere Smith). While there are some moments in the film that are overly maudlin, giving it more of a Movie of the Week feel than that of a feature film, Latifah's deft touch--as well as superb acting by the supporting cast--make Ana someone we all would like to help, yet are wary of befriending. --Jae-Ha Kim
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