The Gift

2003

Documentary

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 50%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 50% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 268 268

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Plot summary

Controversial documentary about gay men purposely contracting the AIDS virus.

Director

Louise Hogarth Photo
Louise Hogarth

Top cast

Doug Hitzel Photo
Doug Hitzel as Self
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736.21 MB
1280*932
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 20 min
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1.33 GB
1480*1078
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 20 min
Seeds ...

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 7 / 10

A true-life horror movie?

Reviewed by 8 / 10

Everybody should see this at least once. We can all benefit from what Louise has to say.

I say that everyone should see this film at least once in their lifetime because it hits on a number of issues that deserve serious attention from everybody. We can all benefit from what Louise has to say.People hear about gay men who want to have HIV and AIDS and they automatically assume that they're crazy and should be stayed away from. Or even worse, they think it's some kind of a joke. I approached this topic knowing next to nothing, and by the time the documentary was over, I had tears in my eyes. Louise captured their message and presents it to us loud and clear.You don't have to be gay to be able to relate their stories to your own. We all feel the pressures that they felt, the fears that they felt, and the hopelessness, and instead of recognizing this, we decide to turn away. But everyone can stand to add a little compassion and understanding to their lives.
Reviewed by 9 / 10

Great information presented.

Because this topic has a lot of urban legend surrounding it, the film was an excellent way to get information out. It not only educated people who were clueless about bug chasing but provided faces to phenomenon that was previously anonymous. I was impressed at the depth of information that was presented. Researching the topic myself, I knew the information on chasing was few and far between. There is a lot of speculation and stories but not a lot of concrete facts. This documentary takes the topic from urban legend and begins to ask the questions that need to be addressed. The film also presents all sides of the issue which was refreshing. It was not a single point of view but rather a montage of opinions. This leaves it open for interpretation and for the viewer to formulate his or her own opinions. I found I was connecting with the people in the documentary and could rationalize why they chose to seek out HIV. Before watching the documentary I thought the idea of bug chasing was completely insane but actually hearing people discuss the topic, made me realize that it wasn't that far fetched of an idea and hearing their reasonings made my heart go out to them.
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