The read
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A three-paneled look at the worldwide AIDS crisis: in Montreal, a porn actor schemes to pass his mandatory blood test; a young nun makes a personal sacrifice for the benefit of a South African village; in rural China, a black market operative posing as a government-sanctioned blood drawer jeopardizes an entire village's safety
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes36%
Metacritic48/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Thom FitzgeraldDirector
- Thom FitzgeraldWriter
- Christophe BeckOriginal Music Composer
- Trevor MorrisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Chloë SevignyClara the Novice
- Shawn AshmoreDenys
- Stockard ChanningOlive Cowie
- Lucy LiuJin Ping
- Olympia DukakisHilde
- Simone-Elise GirardWaitress Who Serves the Porn Actor
- Chin HanSoldier Xuan
- Sandra OhMary the Nun
- Sook-Yin LeeTong Xiu, the Rice Farmer's Wife
- Tyson HallRapist
- Pierre LeblancEggs Benny Guy
- Steven CrowderDepanneur Manager
Stills
Themes
aids