I cannot believe I am the first to review this amazing film, which deals with a group of people who join together and support and even to fall in love with each other. Set in Sydney it shows how being ' different ' from the norm, and often outcast by those who supposedly love them, can become a family of friends. It deals with tact and delicacy the predicament of finding you are HIV+ and the young man who goes through this needs all the love and understanding that he deserves. I do not want to single out a single actor as the acting is above criticism and brought me to tears by its sheer force of reality. There is no ' plot ' in the conventional sense and set against the bars and streets of Sydney it totally convinces. There is a scene towards the end when a drag artist, who has been beaten up, speaks of how despite everything we must all live life to the full. This may sound almost trite, but given the various ' stories ' in the film, which are all complex and involving it rings with such conviction that you believe you are hearing it for the first time. Above all it shows how countries have different approaches towards being ' different ' and Australia does not, in my opinion, come out too well. I cannot recommend this film enough, beautifully filmed and directed, and as long as oppression exists this film will always be needed. Straight or ' different ' this film deserves to have a wide showing as heterosexuality and both male and female homosexuality weave together in a pattern that makes life itself both brighter and better. A loud bravo for excellence.
