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Positive

4.2/10
TMDB6 votes
Original: 83 min

This film powerfully documents New York City's gay community's response to the AIDS crisis as they are forced to organize themselves after the government's failure to stem the epidemic. Activists who are interviewed include playwrite Larry Kramer, People With AIDS Coalition co-founder Michael Callen (who died of AIDS in 1994), New York filmmaker and journalist Phil Zwickler, as well as representatives from ACT-UP, Queer Nation and the Gay Men's Health Crisis.

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The Gay Community's Response to AIDS

Positive (1990) is a film in the documentary genres. Directed by . The cast includes Phil Zwickler, Larry Kramer, Michael Callen, Peter Staley.

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Runtime
83 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Germany
Production companies
Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion, WDR
Writers
Rosa von Praunheim

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This film powerfully documents New York City's gay community's response to the AIDS crisis as they are forced to organize themselves after the government's failure to stem the epidemic. Activists who are interviewed include playwrite Larry Kramer, People With AIDS Coalition co-founder Michael Callen (who died of AIDS in 1994), New York filmmaker and journalist Phil Zwickler, as well as representatives from ACT-UP, Queer Nation and the Gay Men's Health Crisis.

Who stars in Positive?

Phil Zwickler, Larry Kramer, Michael Callen, Peter Staley, Gary Eller, Diamanda Galás. See the cast cards above for character names.

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