Polio
Polio is a viral infectious disease that can cause paralysis. The disease is almost eradicated today, but there are still people among us who suffer lifelong consequences after a polio epidemic.
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Polio is a viral infectious disease that can cause paralysis. The disease is almost eradicated today, but there are still people among us who suffer lifelong consequences after a polio epidemic.
The film interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusader who tirelessly fought on their behalf while scientists raced to eradicate this dreaded disease. Based in part on the Puli
Lost in his own head, a man goes to see a priest, who sends him to an enigmatic guru.
Rehabilitation of children and adults at the Käpylä Rehabilitation Center.
A documentary about how Dr Jonas Salk and the 'march of dimes' came together to help conquer polio. Featuring interviews with Bill Gates, experts and polio survivors.
Fight to the Finish: Stories of Polio, chronicles the amazing story of America's battle against the last of the deadly childhood plagues, polio. A Fight to the Finish: Stories of Polio weaves together history and persona
This is a very clear and personalized presentation of the history and human impact of a seriously debilitating disease - one which we in the western world are too often tempted to think of in the past tense.
The film is based on true events, the battle of the Monastery of Dobra in Veroia, in March 1822. However, history repeats itself. Amidst the hostile climate of war, two families meet at a monastery to secretly perform a
The inhabitants of Praxos, a mountain village in an occupied country, organize their own resistance to the oppressor. Faced with reprisals, they decide that every hour a man will cross the bridge that is the population's
Assigned to South America, US official Philip Michael Santore is employed by a counterinsurgency agency. His position makes him a target for a local band of guerrillas, and, before long, Santore is kidnapped. As a prison