Rampant: How a City Stopped a Plague

When the first Australian Aids patient walked into St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney in November 1982 very little was known about the disease. This documentary tells the story of the trajectory of Aids in Australia and how a remarkable coalition of Federal Ministers, sex workers, poofters, junkies, doctors, tabloid newspaper editors and nuns banded together to spread the word about safe sex. Even if it meant occasionally breaking the law, the Australian model is an inspiration in dealing with the spread of Aids.

This is a story of courage, determination and drama that has important implications for the world now facing 40 million people living with HIV. Pitt has got great access to all the key players and this is a moving account of a quarter of a century of activist health work.

Brian Robinson