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BPM (Beats Per Minute)

Original title: 120 battements par minute
  • 20172017
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 23m
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7.4/10
15K
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Catherine Vinatier, Adèle Haenel, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Saadia Bentaïeb, François Rabette, Coralie Russier, Antoine Reinartz, Aloïse Sauvage, Félix Maritaud, Théophile Ray, and Julien Herbin in 120 battements par minute (2017)
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Members of the advocacy group ACT UP Paris demand action by the government and pharmaceutical companies to combat the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s.Members of the advocacy group ACT UP Paris demand action by the government and pharmaceutical companies to combat the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s.Members of the advocacy group ACT UP Paris demand action by the government and pharmaceutical companies to combat the AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s.

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  • Director
    • Robin Campillo
  • Writers
    • Robin Campillo
    • Philippe Mangeot(collaboration on screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
    • Arnaud Valois
    • Adèle Haenel
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robin Campillo
  • Writers
    • Robin Campillo
    • Philippe Mangeot(collaboration on screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
    • Arnaud Valois
    • Adèle Haenel
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    • 37User reviews
    • 166Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 50 wins & 57 nominations

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    Nahuel Perez, Coralie Russier, Antoine Reinartz, Aloïse Sauvage, Simon Bourgade, Médhi Touré, Théophile Ray, and Julien Herbin at an event for 120 battements par minute (2017)
    Félix Maritaud at an event for 120 battements par minute (2017)
    Coralie Russier at an event for 120 battements par minute (2017)
    Adèle Haenel and Arnaud Valois at an event for 120 battements par minute (2017)
    Robin Campillo, Adèle Haenel, Nahuel Perez, Andreas Rentz, Coralie Russier, Antoine Reinartz, Aloïse Sauvage, and Félix Maritaud at an event for 120 battements par minute (2017)
    Aloïse Sauvage at an event for 120 battements par minute (2017)
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    120 battements par minute (2017)
    120 battements par minute (2017)
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    Top cast

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    Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
    Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
    • Seanas Sean
    Arnaud Valois
    Arnaud Valois
    • Nathanas Nathan
    Adèle Haenel
    Adèle Haenel
    • Sophieas Sophie
    Antoine Reinartz
    Antoine Reinartz
    • Thibaultas Thibault
    Félix Maritaud
    Félix Maritaud
    • Maxas Max
    Ariel Borenstein
    • Jérémieas Jérémie
    Aloïse Sauvage
    Aloïse Sauvage
    • Evaas Eva
    Simon Bourgade
    • Lucas Luc
    Médhi Touré
    • Germainas Germain
    Simon Guélat
    • Markusas Markus
    Coralie Russier
    Coralie Russier
    • Murielas Muriel
    Catherine Vinatier
    • Hélèneas Hélène
    Théophile Ray
    • Marcoas Marco
    Saadia Bentaïeb
    Saadia Bentaïeb
    • Mère Seanas Mère Sean
    Jean-François Auguste
    • Fabienas Fabien
    Samuel Churin
    • Gilbertias Gilberti
    Julien Herbin
    • Julienas Julien
    Mehdi Rahim-Silvioli
    • Mehdias Mehdi
    • Director
      • Robin Campillo
    • Writers
      • Robin Campillo
      • Philippe Mangeot(collaboration on screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    In the early 1990s, with AIDS having already claimed countless lives for nearly 10 years, ACT UP Paris activists multiply actions to fight general indifference. Nathan, a newcomer to the group, has his world shaken up by Sean, a radical militant, who throws his last bits of strength into the struggle.
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    • Taglines
      • Paris, early 1990s.
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Robin Campillo and co-screenwriter Philippe Mangeot drew on their personal experiences with ACT UP in developing the story. One scene was also based on Campillo's experience with the AIDS epidemic, as he said "I've dressed up a boyfriend on his death".
    • Goofs
      After the incursion in the lab, in the background of the group gathered in the subway, a Score Games ad is visible. The first Score Games shop opened in 1992 in Paris, although the action is supposed to be set in 1989.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Guépardes: Un Lion ne meurt pas, il dort (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Smalltown Boy
      Performed by Bronski Beat

      Lyrics and Music by Steve Bronski, Larry Steinbachek and Jimmy Somerville (as James Somerville)

      (c) Bronski Music Ltd.

      (p) 1984 Warner Records 90 Ltd

      Editions BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.

      With permission from Warner Music France, a Warner Music France Company, from Warner Chappell Music France and from BMG Rights Management France

      Remixed by Arnaud Rebotini

    User reviews37

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    Top review
    8/10
    Flawed, but worth it
    This movie is not perfect, but its flaws are outshone by its facets. The most sparkling among those is Arnaud Valois, who is smoking hot as Nathan, one of the ACT UP campaigners who this film follows. Good acting, a warm heart and a realism that is hard to find in big idea movies are also highlights of this film. Yes, an awful lot of it takes place in meetings in a lecture theatre, but these scenes actually had my heart racing, so true were they to the reality of activist politics - trying to decide if you should speak up or let a point pass, understanding both sides of an argument but knowing that the purpose of a meeting is to make a choice, hating someone's ideology but trying to maintain a working relationship with them. In this way, the movie finds its relevance to today. If politics is to be taken back from careerists and corporations to instead deal with real problems such as climate change and growing income and wealth inequality, it will require everyday people to take their cue from 120 Battements Par Minute and turn up to meetings, argue points of order and collectively decide how to act.

    The two main shortcomings of the film are its earnestness and its length. Even just cutting fifteen minutes from it could have made the film easier to take, and there is probably half an hour that could have gone. In some ways it's stuck trying to tell a Hollywood story at a European pace, and as a consequence it does drag at times.

    I was prepared for the earnestness, as I had seen the previews, but there are still a few times when it felt more like instruction than entertainment. However, there are also moments of levity and it's worth giving up an extra half hour of your time to see a film that is as profound, important and relevant as this one.
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    5
    • robfwalter
    • Mar 23, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 20, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • BPM
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Les Films de Pierre
      • France 3 Cinéma
      • Page 114
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €5,383,899 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $125,189
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,566
      • Oct 22, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,704,369
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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