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Buddies

1h 21m โ€ข Classics, Gay, Essential Viewing, Drama, Red Ribbon โ€ข 1985

Digitally restored and available on demand for the first time, Buddies was the first feature-length drama about AIDS when it was released in 1985.

When 25 year-old David volunteers to be a โ€œbuddyโ€ to an AIDS patient, the gay community centre assigns him to Robert, a 32 year-old politically impassioned gay California gardener abandoned by his friends and lovers. Revolving around the confines of Robertโ€™s Manhattan hospital room, Director Arthur J. Bressan skilfully unfolds this devastating two-hander.

As David gazes out at the piers and rooftops of Manhattan, we hear his deftly scripted diary entries in voiceover. And as David is changed by knowing Robert, so too are we. In the simplicity of the story and the elegance of its unfolding, BUDDIES achieves a rare perfection. Itโ€™s a timeless portrayal of an entire era in gay history.

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Cast

Geoff Edholm (obert Willow) , David Schachter (David Bennett)

Language

English

Country

United States

Studio

Peccadillo Pictures

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