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BPM (Beats per Minute)

BPM (Beats per Minute)

20177.72h 23m

Overview

Paris, 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.

Directed by Robin Campillo
Written by Philippe Mangeot, Robin Campillo
Produced by Marie-Ange Luciani, Hugues Charbonneau
Box OfficeBudget: $6.6MRevenue: $7.6M

Top Cast

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart

Sean Dalmazo

Arnaud Valois

Arnaud Valois

Nathan

Adèle Haenel

Adèle Haenel

Sophie

Antoine Reinartz

Antoine Reinartz

Thibault

Félix Maritaud

Félix Maritaud

Max

A

Ariel Borenstein

Jérémie

Aloïse Sauvage

Aloïse Sauvage

Eva

S

Simon Bourgade

Luc

M

Mehdi Touré

Germain

Simon Guélat

Simon Guélat

Markus

Themes & Keywords

paris, franceaidseuropelaboratorylgbtcurepharmaceuticals1990sgay theme

About BPM (Beats per Minute)

BPM (Beats per Minute) is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of paris, france, aids, europe, laboratory, lgbt, cure. Directed by Robin Campillo, it stars Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel. Paris, 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.

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