this be a very sad movie about a family deal with a vicious killer . it be even sad when the victim be a child . ben struggle with this disease along with struggle to maintain his human dignity . ben finally come to grip with condition . it be hard to see his body deteriorate . this be sad documentation of the tragedy of aid . this cruel killer do not care who it victim be or how old . this be a good film that show the strength of the human spirit during such extreme tragedy . spoiler . alert represent one high point be be 9th birthday when ben be surround by friend and family who love himthe sad part and in which i will never forget and be when ben be in his mother lap and his body violently jolt forward struggle to maintain life at the precise moment his heart stop beat . ben take in one last gasp breath and die in his mother arm . a she hold the lifeless body of her son she tell him that she love him .