The Normal Heart

The Normal Heart

2014 · 133 min · EN · 7.8 (823 votes)
Dir. Ryan Murphy · Starring Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Jim Parsons, Alfred Molina, Julia Roberts · Music Cliff Martinez

To win a war, You have to start one

Drama

The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial.

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This film is a raw, emotionally charged journey through a community's fight for survival and recognition. It feels like a punch to the gut, infused with a desperate urgency and profound sorrow, yet also a fierce, unyielding spirit of defiance against injustice and denial. It's an unflinching look at a pivotal, painful moment in history.

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