Co-writer/director Robin Campillo’s moving drama immerses us in the lives of a volatile group of ACT UP activists in 1989 Paris, when AIDS was ravaging the gay community and authorities were turning a blind eye. A fast-paced, deeply affecting tale, urgently told.
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Garnering not only massive critical praise, but also the Grand Prix at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, this moving portrait details the actions (and relationships) of advocacy group ACT UP Paris during the early 90s.
In competition for the FIPRESCI Prize.
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Director Robin Campillo