A New York City gay man in a monogamous relationship becomes a "buddy" or volunteer companion to another gay man dying of AIDS, forming a deep friendship.
Buddies is one of the most important gay films of the AIDS era, and its simplicity is its strength. Arthur J. Bressan Jr. keeps the focus on two men talking, arguing and gradually caring for one another, creating a film full of anger, compassion and humanity. Decades later, its political urgency and emotional honesty remain devastating.
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner conceal their identities to meet their son's conservative future in-laws.
120 BPM (Beats Per Minute)
2017
Drama
In the early 1990s, members of ACT UP Paris rallied for government and pharmaceutical company intervention to fight the AIDS epidemic.
The Wound
2017
Drama, Romance
Xolani, a solitary factory worker, journeys to the remote mountains with fellow community men to guide a group of teenage boys through a traditional initiation into adulthood.
A New York City gay man in a monogamous relationship becomes a "buddy" or volunteer companion to another gay man dying of AIDS, forming a deep friendship.
Buddies is one of the most important gay films of the AIDS era, and its simplicity is its strength. Arthur J. Bressan Jr. keeps the focus on two men talking, arguing and gradually caring for one another, creating a film full of anger, compassion and humanity. Decades later, its political urgency and emotional honesty remain devastating.
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