A leprosy colony in a Malay valley is developing a community based around not only coming to terms with the disease, but also with integrating lepers back into society through education and work training skills. The film also examines the use of new drugs to combat the destructive physical effects of leprosy.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
302814
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Malaya
Documentary → Documentary films - Malaysia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Superstition
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alienation (Social psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alienation (Social psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Communicable diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drugs - Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Lepers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Leprosy
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Tropical medicine
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)