Oxygen Masks (Not) Will Automatically Fall Off will address an important theme: the main one being the AIDS epidemic in Brazil in the 1980s.
The Brazilian miniseries, which is being produced by HBO Max, will portray the challenges of getting the right drugs to fight the disease.
In the plot, Fernando, played by Johnny Massaro, is a flight attendant who, during his trips to the United States, brings medicine, including the AZT cocktail, to patients with AIDS in an advanced state in Brazil. It is worth remembering that, in the period, the medicine capable of mitigating the effects of the disease was not yet authorized in the country by Anvisa.
Icaro Silva is also part of the cast. The actor plays Raul, a man who works at a nightclub that welcomes victims of the disease and is a friend of Johnny’s character.
The selected cast includes other actors from the LGBTQIAP+ community, such as Bruna Linzmeyer It is Igor Fernandez.
Other character plots are key pieces to the story. In addition, Marcia Rachid, infectologist and author of the book ‘Manual de HIV / Aids’, contributed to the production’s research work.
The miniseries is scripted by Patricia Corso It is Leo MoreiraIt is Marcelo Gomes assumes the general direction.
‘Oxygen Masks Will (Not) Fall Off Automatically’ will feature five episodes and will be based on true stories.
Source: Maxima
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