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BPM (Beats per Minute)
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2017 film by Robin Campillo
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120 battements par minute, also known as BPM (Beats per Minute), is a 2017 French drama film directed and written by Robin Campillo. The movie features Adèle Haenel, Antoine Reinartz, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, and Arnaud Valois in the cast. Jeanne Lapoirie served as director of photography, while Arnaud Rebotini composed the score. The narrative is set in Paris and focuses on LGBTQ rights, LGBTQ movements, ACT UP, and LGBT rights in France.
The film received the César Award for Best Film, César Award for Best Supporting Actor, César Award for Best Male Revelation, and César Award for Best Original Screenplay. It was also nominated for the Lux Prize, European Film Award for Best Actor, and European Film Award for Best Film. Critical reception included a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metascore of 84. The runtime is listed as 140 or 143 minutes, and it was distributed by Hulu via video on demand.
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Film · TMDB
7.7Paris, in the early 1990s: a group of young activists is desperately tied to finding the cure against an unknown lethal disease. They target the pharmaceutical labs that are retaining potential cures, and multiply direct actions, with the hope of saving their lives as well as the ones of future generations.
Cast
- Nahuel Pérez Biscayart as Sean Dalmazo
- Arnaud Valois as Nathan
- Adèle Haenel as Sophie
- Antoine Reinartz as Thibault
- Félix Maritaud as Max
- Ariel Borenstein as Jérémie
Themes
- paris, france
- aids
- europe
- laboratory
- lgbt
- cure
- pharmaceuticals
- 1990s
- gay theme
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
17,409 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
99%
Metacritic
84/100
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 50 wins & 62 nominations total
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Key facts
- French
- 120 battements par minute
- Directed by
- Robin Campillo
- Written by
- Robin Campillo Philippe Mangeot
- Produced by
- Hugues Charbonneau Marie-Ange Luciani Jacques Audiard
- Starring
- Nahuel Pérez Biscayart Arnaud Valois Adèle Haenel Antoine Reinartz
- Cinematography
- Jeanne Lapoirie
- Edited by
- Robin Campillo Anita Roth Stephanie Leger
- Music by
- Arnaud Rebotini
- Production companies
- Les Films de Pierre France 3 Cinéma Page 114 Memento Films FD Production
- Distributed by
- Memento Films
- Release dates
- 20 May 2017 ( 2017-05-20 ) ( Cannes ) 23 August 2017 ( 2017-08-23 ) (France)
- Running time
- 140 minutes
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Budget
- $5.8 million
- Box office
- $7.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 30th European Film Awards
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Main subject
- LGBT rights in France
- Director
- Robin Campillo
- Composer
- Arnaud Rebotini
- Producer
- Marie-Ange Luciani
- Cinematographer
- Jeanne Lapoirie
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Filming location
- 15th arrondissement of Paris
- Duration
- 140
- FilmAffinity ID
- 849738
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Cannes 2017 20.jpg
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- publication date
- 2017-11-16
- film editor
- Robin Campillo
- hashtag
- 120battementsparminute
- title
- 120 battements par minute
- distributed by
- Hulu
- review score
- 84/100
- Commons category
- 120 battements par minute
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Encyclopedic overview
BPM (Beats per Minute), also known as 120 BPM (Beats per Minute), (French: 120 battements par minute) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Robin Campillo and starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois and Adèle Haenel. The film is about the AIDS activism of ACT UP Paris in 1990s France. Campillo and co-screenwriter Philippe Mangeot drew on their personal experiences with ACT UP in developing the story.
It had its world premiere at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, followed by screenings at other festivals. At Cannes it won critical acclaim and four awards, including the Grand Prix. It went on to win six César Awards, including Best Film, and other honours.
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