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Blood Brother

Season 15 Episode 9 | 1h 26m 49s | WETA Passport

An intimate portrait of Rocky Braat, who traveled to India as a disillusioned tourist. When he met a group of children with HIV living at an AIDS hostel, a place of unspeakable hardship, he decided to stay and devote his life to them.

Aired: 09/01/20 | Expires: 09/01/23 | Rating: NR

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Extras From This Episode

• Blood Brother: Rocky Returns to India

  Clip: S15 Ep9 | 2m 54s

• Blood Brother: Rocky Visits with Pizza and Books

  Clip: S15 Ep9 | 1m 8s

• Blood Brother: The Kidsĺ䁥_ Stories

  Clip: S15 Ep9 | 1m 12s

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