The Band Played On (1993)

Landmark for its subject matter and all star cast 'The Band Played On' is an HBO television movie that tells the story of the discovery of AIDS and scientists efforts to pin point the cause, nature, and possible origin of the virus in 1980's, as a first step towards treatment (since arrived at) and cure (still a long way off?). In the spirit of movies like 'All the Presidents Men' and 'Spotlight' there are of course some character moments but its mostly about the investigation and its rather compelling. Very solid the film speaks for its self in such a straight foreword manner that I find I have little to add. ***1/2