120 BEATS PER MINUTE

120 BEATS PER MINUTE, (120 BPM), 2017

France |DCP, Color, 140' |French

Director: Robin Campillo

Cast: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel

ACT-UP is an activist non-governmental organization, which aims to raise awareness about AIDS across the world. The goal of the members at ACT-UP Paris is to both raise people’s awareness about disease prevention and to convince pharmaceutical companies to stop capitalizing on the disease by surrendering their interests. Despite fighting for their lives, the group members hold their ground and keep on having fun, falling in love and being passionate. In fact, the group’s methods of resistance are just as passionate as its members. In his film, which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, Robin Campillo portrays the story of these activists and their humanity with humor, compassion and sincerity.