In “Dallas Buyers Club,” Texas electrician Ron Woodroof is an ordinary man who found himself in a life-or-death battle with the medical establishment and pharmaceutical companies. In 1986, Ron was blindsided by being diagnosed as HIV-positive and given 30 days to live. With the U.S. still internally divided over how to combat the virus and restricting medications, Ron grabbed hold of non-toxic alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. Seeking to avoid government sanctions against selling non-approved medicines and supplements, he established a “buyers club,” which fellow HIV-positive people could join for access to his supplies.

For more information about “Dallas Buyers Club,” click here to visit its IMDb page. “Dallas Buyers Club” is set to be released Nov. 1, 2013.