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...the first dramatic movie about AIDS - Buddies
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Title: Buddies

Release Date: 12 Sep 1985

Runtime: 1h 21m

Genre: Drama

Director: Film and Video Workshop

Production Companies: Film and Video Workshop

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 8.3 (51 votes)

Cast

  • Robert Willow: Geoff Edholm
  • David Bennett: David Schachter
  • Mrs. Bennett: Libby Saines
  • Steve: David Rose
  • Edward: Billy Lux
  • Lynn: Joyce Korn
  • Sylvia Douglas: Susan Schneider
  • Nurse: Tracy Vivat
  • Gym Instructor: Damon Hairston
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