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Early 1990s. With AIDS having already claimed countless lives for nearly ten years, Act up-Paris activists multiply actions to fight general indifference. Nathan, a newcomer to the group, has his world shaken up by Sean, a radical militant, who throws his last bits of strength into the battle against the state and the pharmaceutical companies.

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Direction: Robin Campillo

Script: Robin Campillo, Philippe Mangeot

Cinematography: Jeanne Lapoirie

Editing: Robin Campillo

Sound: Jean-pierre Laforce, Valérie Deloof, Julien Sicart

Music: Arnaud Rebotini

Actors: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel

Production: Les Films de Pierre

Producers: Hugues Charbonneau, Marie-Ange Luciani

Co-production: France 3 Cinéma, Page 114, Memento films production, FD production

Art Direction: Emmanuelle Duplay

Costumes: Isabelle Pannetier

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: France

Production Year: 2017

Duration: 144'

Distribution in Greece: Weird Wave

Contact: Playtime

Awards/Distinctions: Grand Jury Award, FIPRESCI Award – Cannes IFF 2017, France

Robin Campillo

He was born in Morocco in 1962. Because his father was in the army, he and his family moved around a great deal during his childhood and part of his adolescence. In Madagascar, at the age of 9, he discovered Godard’s Alphaville in a military theatre where the film was booed. In 1983 he enrolled in the IDHEC film school in Paris. After graduating, he took a break from his film career to dedicate his time to the fight against AIDS. Finally, in the mid-90s, he began a long and fruitful collaboration with Laurent Cantet as co-screenwriter and editor. In 2004, he directed his first feature film, They Came Back.