Our Sons

Directed by John Erman

Donald is a young man dying of AIDS. His lover, James, asks his mother to go to Fayetteville, Arkansas and tell Donald's mother, who has been estranged from her son for years.
Our Sons is a powerful television drama about two very different mothers forced into each other’s lives when their gay sons face the AIDS crisis. Julie Andrews and Ann-Margret give strong, compassionate performances, and John Erman treats grief, class and homophobia with unusual seriousness.

Our Sons

Directed by John Erman

Donald is a young man dying of AIDS. His lover, James, asks his mother to go to Fayetteville, Arkansas and tell Donald's mother, who has been estranged from her son for years.

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Our Sons is a powerful television drama about two very different mothers forced into each other’s lives when their gay sons face the AIDS crisis. Julie Andrews and Ann-Margret give strong, compassionate performances, and John Erman treats grief, class and homophobia with unusual seriousness.