Life Support (film)

Infobox Film
name = Life Support


writer = Nelson George
Jim McKay
Hannah Weyer
starring = Queen Latifah
Wendell Pierce
Evan Ross
Anna Deavere Smith
Tracee Ellis Ross
director = Nelson George
producer = Jamie Foxx
distributor = HBO
language = English
imdb_id = 0808348

"Life Support" is a 2007 film starring Queen Latifah. It is loosely based on the real life story of Andrea Williams, an HIV-positive woman.cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=552476 |title='Life Support' shares struggle with AIDS |accessdate=2008-03-08 |author=Joanne Weintraub |date=2007-01-13 |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]

The film premiered January 26, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival [http://festival.sundance.org/filmguide/popup.aspx?film=4665 Retrieved 2007-11-03] and premiered on HBO on March 10, 2007. [http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/lifesupport Retrieved 2007-11-03]

Plot

Ana Walace (Queen Latifah) was diagnosed with HIV 11 years ago. She got the virus from shooting cocaine with her boyfriend, Slick (Wendell Pierce). Slick had the virus first but didn't tell Ana he had it. Ana is devoted to her work at Life Support, an AIDS outreach group, but she struggles to repair her relationship with her teenage daughter, whom she lost custody of 11 years ago due to her drug addiction.

Cast

*Queen Latifah as Ana
*Anna Deavere Smith as Lucille
*Wendell Pierce as Slick
*Rachel Nicks as Kelly
*Evan Ross as Amare
*Gloria Reuben as Sandra
*Tony Rock as Ness
*Darrin Dewitt Henson as MJ2
*Tracee Ellis Ross as Tanya
*Limary L. Agosto as Woman #1
*Carlos Alban as Andre
*Sidné Anderson as Sister Bernice
*Dorothea Golden as Peer Counselor #1
*Chyna Layne as Deyah
*Angel Magee as Peer Counselor #2

Critical reception

Critics gave the film favorable reviews. On the review aggregator Metacritic, the film had an average score of 77 out of 100, based on 9 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/lifesupport |title=Life Support (HBO) - Reviews from Metacritic |accessdate=2007-11-03 |publisher=Metacritic]

Awards and nominations

The film was nominated for 2 Emmys at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2007: Queen Latifah was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie and the film was nominated for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special. [http://www.emmys.org/awards/2007pt/59thnominations.php Retrieved 2007-11-03] Queen Latifah won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for 2007. [cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2007 |title=65th Golden Globe Awards Nominations & Winners |year=2007 |accessdate=2008-01-13 |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association] Queen Latifah also won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries at the 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards held in 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/PR_080127 |title=Final 14th Annual SAG Awards Recipient Press Release |accessdate=2008-01-27 |date=2008-01-27 |publisher=Screen Actors Guild]

References

External links

* [http://www.hbo.com/films/lifesupport/ Offical HBO site]
* [http://gcaf.hollyhoodinc.com/movie?cr=6#page Full Video @ GCA Foundation]
*imdb title|id=0808348|title=Life Support
*rotten-tomatoes|id=life_support|title=Life Support
* [http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/lifesupport "Life Support"] at Metacritic
* [http://festival.sundance.org/filmguide/popup.aspx?film=4665 "Life Support"] at sundance.org