Robin Campillo’s movie has gained a lot of buzz since its Cannes debut. At the festival the movie won the Queer Palm for the best LGBT movie, the prestigious Fipresci award for the best film at the festival from the International Federation of Film Critics, and second biggest award at the fest, the Grand Prix. It was then chosen as France’s Oscar contender for the Besti Foreign Language Film Academy Award.

Most recently it picked up six gongs at France’s top film awards, the Cesars, including Best Film, Best Original Screenplay for the movie’s writer/director, Robin Campillo, and Best New Actor for Nahuel Perez Biscayart.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘A beautiful, stirring call to action about the AIDS epidemic of the 80s and early 90s, it follows a new romance within a chapter of ACT-UP Paris, the activist group going to battle for those stricken with HIV/AIDS taking on major Pharma companies and the lacklustre government response with bold, invasive protests – embracing their mission with literal life or death urgency. Amid rallies, protests, fierce debates and ecstatic dance parties, the newcomer Nathan falls in love with Sean, the group’s radical firebrand, and their passion sparks against the shadow of mortality as the activists fight for a breakthrough.’

The movie will be released in UK cinemas April 6th. Take a look at the new trailer below. [Read more…]

AKA 120 Beats Per Minute, Robin Campillo’s movie has gained a lot of buzz since its Cannes debut. At the festivals the movie won the Queer Palm for the best LGBT movie, the prestigious Fipresci award for the best film at the festival from the International Federation of Film Critics, and second biggest award at the fest, the Gran Prix. It’s since been chosen as France’s Oscar contender for the Besti Foreign Language Film Academy Award.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In Paris in the early 1990s, a group of activists goes to battle for those stricken with HIV/AIDS, taking on sluggish government agencies and major pharmaceutical companies in bold, invasive actions. The organization is ACT UP, and its members, many of them gay and HIV-positive, embrace their mission with a literal life-or-death urgency. Amid rallies, protests, fierce debates and ecstatic dance parties, the newcomer Nathan falls in love with Sean, the group’s radical firebrand, and their passion sparks against the shadow of mortality as the activists fight for a breakthrough.’

The movie will be released in US cinemas from October 20th. It will arrive in the UK April 2018. Take a look at the new trailer below. [Read more…]

From Robin Campillo the celebrated writer of Palm d’Or winner The Class  and creator of The Returned, comes his highly acclaimed second dramatic feature film, the thriller Eastern Boys. Peccadillo Pictures releases the film in the UK on December 5th, so it’s the perfect time to take a look at the trailer.

In Eastern Boys, Daniel cruises the Gare du Nord where Eastern European Boys hang out. One afternoon he plucks up his courage to speak to Marek, one of the boys and invites him to his home. However, next day when the doorbell rings, Daniel hasn’t the faintest idea that he has fallen into a trap.

If you’d like a little more than just the movie, Robin Campillo will be present for a live Q&A at Curzon Soho on Friday 5th December and then Hackney Picturehouse on Saturday 6th. Take a look at the trailer below and check back in few days for our review of the film. [Read more…]