Bending the Arc

Bending the Arc (2017)

January 23rd, 20171h 42min

Documentary
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About the extraordinary doctors and activists—including Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, and Ophelia Dahl—whose work 30 years ago to save lives in a rural Haitian village grew into a global battle in the halls of power for the right to health for all.


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