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120 BPM trailer exclusive: Watch the first UK trailer for the astounding French film about 90s aids activism in Paris

Based on the director Robin Campillo's own experiences

Jack Shepherd
Wednesday 07 March 2018 15:08 GMT
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The Independent is exclusively debuting the new trailer for 120 BPM, the astounding French movie about the famous AIDS activist group ACT UP.

Set in 1990s Paris and directed by Robin Campillo - who drew inspiration from his own life - the film premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, going on to win their top prize, the Grande Prix.

“As the AIDS epidemic tears through their community, the members of ACT UP Paris are fighting for survival,” the official synopsis reads.

“While they battle against governmental apathy, pharmaceutical greed and public ignorance, they also go out partying, debate politics and, occasionally, fall in love. One day, as outspoken radical Sean (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) strikes up a conversation with shy newcomer Nathan (Arnaud Valois), they have no idea that their lives are about to change forever.”

Reviewers have praised the movie to high-heavens, with a current score of 99 per cent on the aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes.

Released by Curzon, 120 BPM reaches UK cinemas 6 April.

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