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Buddies

Buddies

...The first dramatic movie about AIDS

NR 1985 · 81 min · ★ 8.2 · 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.

Directed by Arthur J. Bressan, Jr. · Written by Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.

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