Based on a true story. The movie seems to go out of its way to appeal to kids and adults alike. I’m no judge of its efficacy as an AIDS education tool for teenagers; certainly the statistics it presents on how many young people continue to contract H.I.V. — she has H.I.V. But would you have bothered to read this review if the movie still had its original title: “Consequences”?Robert Sertner and Frank von Zerneck, executive producers; Nancey Silvers, executive producer and writer; Peter Werner, co-executive producer and director; Randy Sutter, producer.WITH: Jennie Garth (Sarah Bennett), Andrea Bowen (Rachel Sandler), S. Epatha Merkerson (Ariel Winters), Nathan Anderson (Tim Wiley), Erik Von Detton (Jason Bartlett), Laura Wiggins (Lindsey Carter), Evan Gamble (Greg Markwell), Andrew Matthews (Mark Bartlett), Corey Flaspoler (Randy Newell), Rhoda Griffis (Karen Sandler), Caroline McKinley (Sandra Markwell).Standard Lifetime TV Template, Applied to AIDS Awareness FilmAndrea Bowen and Evan Gamble in “Girl, Positive,” airing tonight. As a basic cable movie, however, it’s the usual cocktail of clichés.“Girl, Positive” has a convenient template to follow — the teenage-pregnancy movie — and it sticks to it pretty closely.

I’ve got a certificate on my wall to prove it. Welcome to Lifetime Land, a quiet suburban street where the star quarterback is an H.I.V.-positive heroin addict, the girl next door has sex with him because of her slutty-divorced-mom issues, and the cute substitute teacher dresses badly and wears minimal makeup because — you guessed it! to show girls/boys the reason for life and everday things that happend for a reason. Bowen brings over her Julie Mayer character from “Housewives” — preternaturally mature, always slightly impatient — while Jennie Garth dons baggy shirts and an earnest frown to play the substitute teacher who’s been keeping her own infection secret. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. are frightening. With Thora Birch, Michael Riley, Robert Bockstael, Makyla Smith. Cindy Sui BBC World Service After Li Jingzhi's son went missing in 1988 she dedicated her life to searching for him. A popular high school girl wrestles with the possibility she may be HIV-positive after learning that her recently deceased boyfriend was an IV drug user … I guess budgets are tight all over.As for that title: As far as I can see, “Girl, Positive” doesn’t have anything to do with “Girl, Interrupted,” beyond the fact that they’re both about young women with problems.

Welcome to Lifetime Land, a quiet suburban street where the star quarterback is an H.I.V.-positive heroin addict, the girl next door has sex with him because of … This is a scare film, however, so the pep-rally apotheosis is inevitably followed by a final emotional punch in the gut.Ms. ! Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to … Girl, Positive is a 2007 Lifetime Television movie, starring Andrea Bowen and Jennie Garth.. too.That’s the setup for “Girl, Positive,” the latest Lifetime Original Movie, a dramatized public service announcement whose premiere tonight loosely coincides with National H .I.V. Rosa Parks: Wouldn’t give up her seat. Oscar Jealous, who has Batten disease, spent the day as a police officer. Story Of A Girl isn't based on a true story, but it is adapted from some source material. The lessons we’re meant to learn from Girl, Positive are embedded in the story. The Heartwarming Story of a Five-Year-Old Girl Who Asked Her Neighbors to Be Her Grandparents Bill and Arlene were the most amazing neighbors ever. This collection should not be used to promote the idea that all or even most kinds of 'pedophile' contacts are morally sound or that real sexual abuse would be relatively harmless. and to Show them everyday events that take places that you make not know or you may want to warn your kids about.!! Testing Day on Wednesday. JSTOR (June 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)Cover photo is available under {{::mainImage.info.license.name || 'Unknown'}} license. Seventeen-year-old Rachel (Andrea Bowen of “Desperate Housewives,” wearing way too much eye makeup here too) discovers that having sex just one time can kill you, though the result from her initial saliva test isn’t definitive. Plot summary.

The movie is based on the 2007 young adult novel of the same name, by author Sara Zarr. It’s just an easy play on words, the kind that headline writers resort to on deadline. S. Epatha Merkerson provides some class, not to mention color, as the director of the local AIDS clinic, and Nathan Anderson has some nice moments as a sympathetic vice principal, though it seems odd that at this large upper-middle-class school he’s also the driver’s ed teacher and the girl’s soccer coach. Positive child love relationships occur in all combinations (boy-man, boy-woman, girl-man, and girl-woman).

Directed by Peter Levin. and show them the importants of safety!! Girl, Positive ( 55 ) IMDb 6.6 1h 27min 2007 NR A middle-class high school student's world is thrown into a tailspin when she tests positive for the HIV virus, but she finds an unlikely ally in a teacher who has secretly lived with the disease for years. When word gets out that she may be infected, she’s shunned at school; her gay best friend stands by her, and before you know it she’s an AIDS-awareness heroine. Tired from a full day’s work, Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery bus on December 1, 1955 and forever became one of the inspirational …