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120 BPM (Beats Per Minute)

120 battements par minute

2017

Robin Campillo

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Adèle Haenel, Yves Heck, Arnaud Valois ...

6.8

4,215

Drama Paris, the early 1990s. A group of young activists tries to fight general indifference to AIDS. Nathan, a newcomer to the group, is shocked by Sean, a radical militant who spends his last breath fighting.

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"Robin Campillo's outstanding AIDS activist drama melds the personal, the political and the erotic to heart-bursting effect."	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A few beats too many, but there's definitely a pounding heart here (...) Campillo has a finely tuned ear for the volatile currents of group discussion (...) [He] shows less strength in his sense of economy and pacing."	NEU
United States	Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"A vital new gay classic (...) [It] gracefully, sharply humanizes a historical tragedy (...) It grieves and triumphs and haunts with abounding grace and understanding, its heartbeat thumping with genuine, undeniable resonance.."	POS
United States	Ben Croll The Wrap	"[An] intelligent and moving film (...) There wasn’t a dry eye in the house for the last twenty minutes of this 140-minute film."	POS
United States	Nikola Grozdanovic The Playlist	"The film delves deep into the soul of a fundamentally important cause, with a slice-of-life look at a time in history that feels incredible urgent in today’s torn-up world."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Passionate and defiant account of 80s Aids activism (...) Tragic, urgent and full of cinematic life (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Allan Hunter Screendaily	"A tenderly crafted gay love story that unfolds during the fight against the prejudice surrounding AIDS. The attention to detail and heartfelt sincerity create a stirring commemoration of the period"	POS
United Kingdom	Dave Calhoun Time Out	"With passion and sensitivity, this French drama throws us into the Aids crisis in 1990s Paris (...) Quietly epic, sad but never sentimental (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Donald Clarke Irish Times	"It is a sincere film (...) There are numerous effective moments (...) Surprisingly conventional (...) [It] fails to properly flesh out its romance or explore the intricacies of its social agendas (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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