The year is 1985, and Texan
electrician Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) sits frozen on a
hospital bed, paralyzed for a moment in stubborn disbelief at the
life-changing news he's just received: He's not going to live to see
1986. He's not even going to live to see the end of the month, as the
calendar on the wall of his trailer reminds him with a sting. He's
contracted HIV, and at a time when the virus is so misunderstood and
under-researched that odds of surviving the next 30 days are
slim.
Forced to confront his own
misconceptions about the disease and the prejudices of his so-called
“friends”, Ron remarkably manages to turn his darkest hour into
the most meaningful seven years of his life, as he uses his
considerable wiles to acquire all manner of unapproved but effective
treatments to keep himself – along with hundreds of other AIDS
patients – alive to fight another day. He founds the Dallas Buyers
Club, also the title of this terrific new film that chronicles his
true story, so that sufferers can circumvent the FDA's corrupt
regulations and receive symptom-relieving drugs directly from Ron's
makeshift office/motel room.
