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Buddies

Buddies

1985 · 81 min · EN · NR · 8.2 (55 votes)
Dir. Arthur J. Bressan, Jr. · Starring Geoff Edholm, David Schachter, Libby Saines, David Rose, Billy Lux, Joyce Korn · Music Jeffrey Olmstead

“...The first dramatic movie about AIDS”

Drama

David, a naive graduate student, has volunteered to work as a 'buddy' for people dying of AIDS. Assigned to the intensely political Robert, a lifelong activist whose friends and family have abandoned him following his diagnosis, the two men, each with notably different world views, soon discover common bonds, as David's inner activist awakens and Robert's need for emotional release is fulfilled.

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A quiet, deeply human story about forging connection in the face of immense loss. It feels like a hushed conversation, a shared glance, and the profound comfort found in unexpected friendship during dark times.

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