Movie·2018·93 min

5B

Name: 5B
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2018-11-04
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Alison Moed, Mary Magee, Sasha Cutler, Cliff Morrison, David Denmark

5B streams in the US on Hoopla, and free with ads on The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV and 2 more apps, as of October 5, 2026.

When people were consumed by fear, a few heroes showed the world the power of human touch

5.9 / 10 · TMDB

Documentary

At the heart of the HIV/AIDS crisis and widespread hysteria, a single number and letter designated a ward on the fifth floor of San Francisco General Hospital, the first in the country designed specifically to deal with AIDS patients. The unit's nurses' emphasis on humanity and consideration of holistic well-being was a small miracle amidst a devastating crisis and the ensuing panic about risk and infection.

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