Ma Shen-Yi: A Brief Summary

The film focused on Ma Shen-Yi and his family. There are five members in Ma’s family; Ma Sheng-Yi, his wife and two of their three children are all infected with HIV. This documentary explores how Ma’s family faces death. AIDS arrived in rural China as the country transition from socialism to capitalism. There was a high demand for blood in China, so many underground blood market were set up across China. Therefore, many rural farmers and migrant workers sold their blood to supplement their income and make a living. The method of blood collection as these illegal blood clinics led to a widespread of HIV infection. There was a mass transmission of the disease. About 60% of the villagers are infected with HIV in the Wenlou village that the