Buddy

Buddy

Hope returned. Love didn’t.

2015 · 11 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama

A young man agrees to support his ex lover during an HIV test. What starts out as an awkward reunion, soon becomes something more tender. Is there still hope for reconciliation?

Directed by Niels Bourgonje · Written by Edwin Goldman

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