An outstanding dramatisation of a group of gay men nursing a friend dying of AIDS in his final 16 days. This beautifully shot film addresses the private realities of living and loving against the public front of a “horror” disease.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
017508
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Gay and lesbian studies
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → AIDS (Disease)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)