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Miss Evers' boys, HBO

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Miss Evers' boys, HBO
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rated PG
Main title
Miss Evers' boys
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
HBO
Runtime
118
Series statement
HBO original movies
Summary
"It is 1932 when loyal, devoted Nurse Eunice Evers is invited to work with Dr. Brodus and Dr. Douglas on a federally funded program to treat syphilis patients in Alabama. Free treatment is offered to those who test positive for the disease, including Caleb Humphries and Willie Johnson. But when the government withdraws its support, money is offered for what will become known as 'The Tuskegee Experiment'; a study of the effects of syphilis on patients who don't receive treatment. Now the men must be led to believe they are being cared for, when in fact they are being denied the medicine that could cure them. Miss Evers is faced with a terrible dilemma - to abandon the experiment and tell her patients or to remain silent and offer only comfort" -- Container
Technique
live action
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