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120 Beats per Minute

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• Drama

• 2017
• Robin Campillo
• 143 mins
• 15

Summary

Drama based on a true story, starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Arnaud Valois. In early 1990s Paris, a young man joins an activist group staging eye-catching protests to force the listless French government to act against the AIDS pandemic. He thrives in the company of his fellow activists, finding joy, sex and love amid the tragedy of young lives lost.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Emma Simmonds

Born of its director Robin Campillo's real-life involvement with Aids awareness group Act Up Paris, 120 Beats per Minute proudly bangs its activist drum. Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2017, this informed and immersive film is set in the early 90s as the Aids epidemic rages, and shows the collective's "positive and combative" approach to effecting change. Documenting the minutiae of their weekly meetings alongside their attention-grabbing protests, Campillo takes you into the midst of numerous impassioned debates, making time for a burgeoning relationship between a vivacious founder member (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) and a more reserved newcomer (Arnaud Valois). The kinetic camerawork channels both the group's youthful exuberance and impatience; for the mainly HIV-positive members, there's not a moment to lose. And the film's tight focus emphasises their single-minded determination and the safety and solidarity afforded by the fraternity in a hostile society, whose judgement is felt here only fleetingly. There's love, tragedy and laughter in an inspiring, visually arresting look at a group that is living the hell out of life and not going down without a fight.

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7.4/10

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Cast

rolenameSean DalmazoNahuel Pérez BiscayartNathanArnaud ValoisSophieAdèle HaenelThibaultAntoine ReinartzJérémieAriel BorensteinMaxFélix MaritaudEvaAloïse SauvageLucSimon BourgadeGermainMédhi TouréMarkusSimon Guélat

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rolenameDirectorRobin Campillo

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Theatrical distributor

Curzon Artificial Eye

Released on

2018-04-06

Languages

English | French

Guidance

swearing, sex scenes, nudity

Formats

Colour

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