Title: BPM (Beats Per Minute)
Original Title: 120 battements par minute
Year: 2017
Info
- Country: France
- Length: 140 Minutes (2 hours 20 min)
- Genre: Drama
- Studios: France 3 Cinéma Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)
- Distributor: Avalon Films
Release Dates
- UK: April 06 2018
- United States: October 20 2017
Plot
Robin Campillo, known for his work as a screenwriter for 'Les revenants', helms this French film about activism and love. At the early 90s Paris, AIDS is taking the lives of hundreds of people, while society remains indifferent to the spread of the disease. A group of young people create ACT UP, an activist platform, where they fight to raise awareness against the disease, pressure to get a medical treatment and inform about the need of having safe sex. Sean (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) fights until his last breath, which will catch the attention of Nathan (Arnaud Valois), a new arrival to the group. 'BPM' got the Grand Prize of the Jury at the 2017 Cannes festival, and it was nominated for the Palme d'Or.
Cast
Director:
Sean Delmazo
Nathan
Sophie
Thibault
French teacher
Sean's mother
Videos
'BPM (Beats Per Minute)' Sub English Trailer #2
October 25 2017
'BPM (Beats Per Minute)' Sub English Trailer #1
October 25 2017
Photos
Trivia
To the Oscars
'BPM (Beats Per Minute)' is the chosen film to represent France at the Foreign Language category for the 2018 Academy Awards.
Cannes
Its premiere was at the 2017 Cannes Festival, and it won four awards, including the Grand Prix.
Personal experience
Director Robin Campillo and co-screenwriter Philippe Mangeot drew on their personal experiences with ACT UP Paris in developing the story.
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