The Epic of Central Plains 中原紀事

Directed by AI, Xiaoming (2006) 導演：艾曉明
148 mins. Color, Subtitles in English/Chinese
片長148分鐘/彩色/英文字幕/中文字幕

Synopsis of the documentary "The Epic of Central Plains" 內容簡介

1985 The first case of AIDS was reported in China.

1986 AIDS was listed as a reported infectious disease.The National Committee of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control was founded.

1993 China-UNDP AIDS Control Program was launched.

2006 Regulation on the Prevention and Treatment of AIDS was issued by the State Council of China.China has been Confronting AIDS for 21 years.

The Central Plains, the ancient Zhongzhou Plains, refers to Henan province. The Epic of Central Plains records the history of rural people and other marginalized groups in this region caused by critical poverty and the loss of control of blood safety. On the land of tragedy and death, despite various risks, there are men and women fighters endeavor to reveal the truth and defend against the disaster.

Thanks to the following people for making the documentary possible: local members of National Committee of Infection with HIV/AIDS Through Tainted Blood Transfusions, Prof. GAO Yaojie and the local people living with HIV/AIDS. With their kind support, the filmmakers are able to enter the villages with a high percentage of HIV/AIDS infections and to listen to the villagers talking about the emergence of “plasma economy”. The movie presents the living conditions of families involved in commercial blood donation and infected by AIDS, esp. their women and children, in addition to the records of the formation of NGOs in grassroots level.

The documentary is Dedicated to the deceased by AIDS，their families, friends and children and all volunteers fighting against AIDS.

1985年，中国发现首例艾滋病。
1986年1月，艾滋病被列入报告传染病；
同年10月，国家成立预防和控制艾滋病委员会。
2006年春，中国国务院颁布《艾滋病防治条例》，
中国进入抗击艾滋病第21个年头。

“中原”旧指中洲平原，即河南。本片力图呈现今日中原弱势群体因贫困、因血液安全管理失控而经历的痛史。无边坟茔的沃土之上，有多少好男好女舍生忘死，揭露真相，抵御这一旷世灾难。

感谢全国经输血感染艾滋病受害人工作委员会的河南成员，感谢高耀洁教授和感染者社群。在他/她们的协助下，作者得以进入到中原若干艾滋病高发村采访，倾听农民诉说当年“血浆经济”兴起的历史背景，呈现因献血、输血感染艾滋病的家庭、尤其是妇女儿童的生存状况，并记录民间组织在基层的形成和努力。

一個北京來的朋友帶了幾套「中原紀事」的DVD給我們，看是看完了，不過沒法說些什麼，這裡頭的故事，還真的只有裡頭的人物才能夠訴說，大家需要親眼去看，這樣的故事也應該讓更多人知道。於我個人，這像是《丁庄夢》裡的人，從文字裡頭走了出來，面對偌大的中國，這些愛滋病患竟求助無門，幫助他們的人，則同受打壓，高耀潔女士為了抗愛滋的工作，連自己的家人兒女都無法諒解她，整個紀錄片看完，最大一個感受就是冤，莫大的冤屈。


延伸閱讀：
高耀潔：中國愛滋病問題癥結在賣血造假
多维专访高耀洁（上）、 多维专访高耀洁（下）(YouTube)
艾曉明：請求國家主席特赦服刑的艾滋病人
艾晓明：悲悼中原女孩张静亚