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Positive

The Gay Community's Response to AIDS

This film powerfully documents New York City's gay community's response to the AIDS crisis as they are forced to organize themselves after the government's failure to stem the epidemic. Activists who are interviewed include playwrite Larry Kramer, People With AIDS Coalition co-founder Michael Callen (who died of AIDS in 1994), New York filmmaker and journalist Phil Zwickler, as well as representatives from ACT-UP, Queer Nation and the Gay Men's Health Crisis.

1h 23m1990TMDb 4.2

German

Crew and Cast

Storyline

This film powerfully documents New York City's gay community's response to the AIDS crisis as they are forced to organize themselves after the government's failure to stem the epidemic. Activists who are interviewed include playwrite Larry Kramer, People With AIDS Coalition co-founder Michael Callen (who died of AIDS in 1994), New York filmmaker and journalist Phil Zwickler, as well as representatives from ACT-UP, Queer Nation and the Gay Men's Health Crisis.

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Info

Original title
Die Aids-Trilogie: Positiv – Die Antwort schwuler Männer in New York auf AIDS
Status
Released
Released
4 May 1990
Runtime
1h 23m
TMDB score
4.2 / 10 (6 votes)

Production

Studios
Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion, WDR
Countries
Germany

Box Office

Collection
AIDS Trilogy

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
English