I wanted to post this last night, but I had already met my limit of one diary per day, so here goes:
I saw a great new movie, The Constant Gardener, a few weeks ago, and since then, I have been itching to do some research on the questions it raises. I have finally taken the time to do so.
Let me give a little background on the movie without giving too much away (it is a great movie that will probably be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, so see it if you haven't). It centers around a plot by a fictional drug company to forcibly test a new drug on African AIDS patients who receive other drugs for their disease. When the test drug starts killing people, a gigantic coverup ensues. Sounds exciting, right? Well I won't tell you the rest and ruin it - either see the movie or go on one of those plot spoiler sites if you want to know the whole story.
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