Thierry became infected with HIV 40 years ago: “A friend died every month”

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Thierry became infected with HIV 40 years ago: “A friend died every month”

Almost forty years ago, in 1985, Bering-based choreographer Thierry Smits discovered that he was infected with the HIV virus. In the Canvas documentary “Here and Then”, he looks back on the early years of the devastating storm called AIDS. “It wasn't paid attention, because it was a disease for marginals.”