Jean-Claude Bernardet
Birthday: 1936-08-02 Place of Birth: Charleroi, Belgium
Synopsis
Jean-Claude Bernardet is an actor, director and writer born in Belgium, from a French family. He spent his childhood in Paris and as a 13-year-old departed to Brazil with his family, there he was naturalised Brazilian citizen in 1964.
Acting
Letter Beyond the Walls
Letter Beyond the Walls reconstructs the trajectory of HIV and AIDS with a focus on Brazil, through interviews with doctors, activists, patients and other actors, in addition to extensive archival material. From the initial panic to awareness campaigns, passing through the stigma imposed on people living with HIV, the documentary shows how society faced this epidemic in its deadliest phase over more than two decades. With this historical approach as its base, the film looks at the way HIV is viewed in today's society, revealing a picture of persistent misinformation and prejudice, which especially affects Brazil’s most historically vulnerable populations.
