“Dallas Buyers Club” is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, starring Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof, a real-life Texas electrician diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in the mid-1980s. Given only 30 days to live and frustrated with the lack of effective treatment options, Ron takes matters into his own hands by smuggling unapproved pharmaceutical drugs into the U.S. to help himself and others suffering from the disease. He forms the Dallas Buyers Club, through which he distributes these alternative treatments to AIDS patients, challenging the FDA and pharmaceutical companies in the process. The film also stars Jared Leto as Rayon, a transgender woman and fellow AIDS patient who becomes Ron’s business partner and friend. “Dallas Buyers Club” is acclaimed for its powerful performances, particularly by McConaughey and Leto, both of whom won Academy Awards for their roles. The film explores themes of survival, activism, and the fight for dignity and access to healthcare.
Dallas Buyers Club
