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"a blessing... full of conviction, passion and unanswerable argument."
- John Le Carré

"a riveting documentary... dramatic, compelling, but most of all, wonderfully humane. I was enraged as I watched..."
- Stephen Lewis

"Maximize the people's health or maximize private profits? Prioritize patents or prioritize patients? These are the fundamental questions that Fire in the Blood, a sobering documentary, critically calls. Through its politically astute and historically informed analysis of pharmaceutical companies' cupidity and the activism and outrage required to make drugs for HIV/AIDS affordable in the Global South, the film captures a history and on-going struggle that must be widely known, never forgotten, and fearlessly exposed."
- Nancy Krieger | Professor of Social Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health | Author of Epidemiology and the People's Health: Theory and Context

"It is a sobering example of how neoliberalism and trade pacts can compromise health and welfare -- a must watch for students, researchers and practitioners interested in the political economy of health."
- Emmanuel Koku | Associate Professor of Communication & Interim Director of Africana Studies at Drexel University

"Fire in the Blood is a fascinating documentary that weaves a compelling story of how people in poor developing countries gained access to AIDS drugs through a collage of historical footage, images, and interviews with key actors. The documentary brings the story to life in a fashion that will make it a great resource for classes on HIV/AIDS, health, politics, activism, and social justice. It is sure to provoke debate and remind students and others of the power of the poor and the ordinary to bring about change that saves lives."
- Sanyu Mojola | Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado - Boulder

"My undergraduate health class will be watching this film. It's a brilliant exposé of how pharmaceuticals put profit before life, and an equally breathtaking account of how poor people successfully challenge this mighty industry. In an age of neoliberal cynicism, the film shows how ordinary people can and must stand up against corporate bullies to rebalance the scales of global health. Let the world see how greedy pharmaceutical companies manipulate prices and then use 'market freedom' as an alibi for poor people's deaths."
- Mark Hunter | Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Toronto - Scarborough | Author of Love in The Time of AIDS: Inequality, Gender, and Rights in South Africa

"Fire in the Blood is a searing look at the politics and prejudices behind global HIV treatment access, and a testament to the work of activists and advocates who persist in their efforts to secure medications for the poor. This film's unflinching examination of patent law, corporate power, and the complex role played by the U.S. government in alternately endorsing and thwarting global antiretroviral access make it required viewing for students and practitioners of global health."
- Johanna Crane | Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences | University of Washington - Bothell

"Fire in the Blood tells the powerful -- but far too little known -- story of how a small group of international activists defied the global pharmaceutical industry to secure access to HIV medications throughout the developing world. This wide-ranging documentary includes the voices of top officials such as Bill Clinton but also profiles doctors, protestors, people living with HIV/AIDS, and others at the grassroots. Fire in the Blood presents a compelling vision of access to life-saving medications as a form of basic human rights, but it also offers a timely warning not to take such access for granted and to continue the struggle for universal healthcare."
- Raymond A. Smith | Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science at Columbia University & NYU | Co-author of Drugs Into Bodies: Global AIDS Treatment Activism

"This is a compelling and thought provoking film that should be compulsory viewing for everyone with an interest in development and global justice. Fire in the Blood is a much needed clarion call, issued in response to a steadily evolving global intellectual property regime which seeks to privilege the requirements of drug companies above those in need of treatment. It is also a call to activism that we should all embrace."
- Adrian Flint | Senior Lecturer in Development Politics at the University of Bristol

“Fire in the Blood serves not only as a reminder of the crucial struggle for access to HIV drugs for millions of people in developing countries, but as a wake-up call for us all to keep resisting efforts by the pharmaceutical industry and some governments to cut off people’s lifelines to needed medicines.”
- Dr. Gilles van Cutsem, Médecins Sans Frontières South Africa (MSF SA)

Press Reviews
"exquisite and unsparing... Fire in the Blood is artful in nearly every frame, perhaps so we don't avert our eyes."
- Daphne Howland, The Village Voice and LA Weekly

"PICK OF THE WEEK -- A devastating new film explores the lies, greed and indifference that killed millions in Africa" "Essential... shattering... eye-opening and often chilling"
- Andrew O'Hehir, Salon

"quietly devastating... a testament to human decency and a damning indictment of laissez-faire capitalism."
- Philip French, The Observer/The Guardian

"A shocking documentary about how big Western pharmaceutical companies blocked access to low-cost anti-AIDS drugs, causing a holocaust of 10 million deaths. Desmond Tutu, Bill Clinton and many brave activists speak out... CRITIC'S CHOICE -- ★★★★ (4 stars)"
- Kate Muir, The Times

"A film to provoke fury... it's the arrogance and greed of the drug tycoons that leaves a lingering impression, as they conspired to allow ten million to die simply so that they could maximise their profits -- ★★★★ (4 stars)"
- David Parkinson, Empire

"Brilliant... a real-life David and Goliath story... an amazing documentary and a story that really needed to be told"
- Zoe Ball, BBC Radio

"indispensable viewing... extremely moving... a powerful documentary that demands to be seen by as wide an audience as possible" "This is a shocking account of international trade terrorism sanctioned by Western governments."
- David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

"incisive and damning... the film is utterly absorbing and impossible to forget -- ★★★★ (4 stars)"
- Jeremy Aspinall, BBC Radio Times

"an emotional rollercoaster... there are moments of great triumph, humanity, hope, sadness, disgust and disbelief. There are very real heroes and villains. [...] Watch the film if and when you can -- ★★★★1/2 (4.5 stars out of 5)"
- Mark Bell, Film Threat

"Fiercely committed... The film strikes the right balance of outrage, hopefulness and despair, compellingly arguing the case that a profit-driven, racially motivated collusion exists between Big Pharma and the U.S. government. [...] An imperative exposé."
- Andrew Schenker, Timeout New York

“makes its case with cold, irrefutable logic...only an unthinking monster could leave the cinema unmoved and unenlightened -- ★★★★ (4 stars)”
- Donald Clarke, The Irish Times

"[This] impassioned, persuasive film won't have trouble spreading its essential message across the fest circuit and beyond... rivetingly researched [and] with wholly universal appeal"
- Guy Lodge, Variety

"Fire in the Blood quite simply makes for stark, sobering, moving and ultimately shocking viewing." "Dylan Mohan Gray's impressive film... hits all the right notes - intellectually and emotionally"
- Mark Adams, Screen International

"authoritative... the film makes a damning case -- ★★★★ (4 stars)"
- Edward Porter, The Sunday Times

”insightful and quietly angry -- ★★★★ (4 stars)”
- Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman

"righteously furious, meticulously compiled and impassionedly eloquent... a film of great intellectual and emotional integrity that achieves everything it sets out to do"
- David Parkinson, Oxford Times/Oxford Mail

"hard hitting... enlightening... essential"
- Rosalie Tostevin, The Guardian

"Be prepared to be sad, angry and even outraged when you see this film... I could not help but feel my blood boil by the end of it."
- Benedict Lam, The Pharmaceutical Journal/Royal Pharmaceutical Society

"hard-hitting... powerfully cinematic... a story vitally important for the world to remember -- and learn from."
- Geeta Anand, The Wall Street Journal

"powerful... unsettling... emotionally charged"
- Rochelle Burgess, Global Policy

"the one film that I'd put to the top of your must-see list is Fire in the Blood... you will be moved and enraged... a beautiful film to watch."
- Tom Roston, PBS Doc Soup

"hard-hitting... systematically exposes how patents enabled Western pharma corporations to increase their profits while millions of people in the developing world lost their lives." "A must see for the medical community, especially in India."
- British Medical Journal (BMJ) “when filmmaker Dylan Gray says Fire in the Blood is about one of the greatest crimes in human history, it's hard to disagree. [...] I promise you, this documentary will make you really, really angry, but it'll also give you hope [...] The facts of the story are astonishing, and the documentary is intelligent and thought-provoking”
- Siji Jabbar, This is Africa

"a powerful exposé… a David versus Goliath tale of how an unlikely coalition of people worldwide joined forces to fight against the patent monopolies of the world's biggest pharmaceutical conglomerates"
- Stephanie Bartlett, The Lancet

"I rarely weep at the cinema... but I did last night. [...] The courage and determination of those who reacted with their human moral impulse in a situation where others seemed to be able to disable theirs was presented by Dylan Mohan Gray in a way that rejected sentimentalism in favour of the simplicity of normal human emotion. I’m very grateful to have seen this important film and hope that many others will do so." ★★★★★ (5 stars)
- Ray Thompson, Best for Film

“may make your blood boil, or even put fire in your blood -- ★★★★ (4 stars)”
- Paddy Kehoe, RTE (Irish national broadcaster)

"a powerful, heartfelt and edifying debut offering from Dylan Mohan Gray -- ★★★★ (4 stars)"
- Alastair McCready, Celluloid Heroes

"incredibly special... one of the most important documentaries of the last 10 years -- ★★★★★ (5 stars)”
- Lucy Cave, The Hollywood News

“shocking and substantial -- ★★★★” (4 stars)"
- George Bass, Total Film

“an impassioned and informative account... likely to provoke a substantial reaction in anyone who sees it... it's not just a success, but a stirring tribute to the countless people who have lost their lives when such a fate was avoidable."
- Ashley Clark, Sight & Sound

"this documentary stirs the ire. [...] It beggars belief. It really does. -- ★★★★ (4 stars)"
- Gavin Burke, Entertainment Ireland