We Were Here (2011)
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We Were Here documents the coming of what was called the "Gay Plague" in the early 1980s. It illuminates the profound personal and community issues raised by the AIDS epidemic as well as the broad political and social upheavals it unleashed. It offers a cathartic validation for the… More We Were Here documents the coming of what was called the "Gay Plague" in the early 1980s. It illuminates the profound personal and community issues raised by the AIDS epidemic as well as the broad political and social upheavals it unleashed. It offers a cathartic validation for the generation that suffered through, and responded to, the onset of AIDS. It opens a window of understanding to those who have only the vaguest notions of what transpired in those years. It provides insight into what society could, and should, offer its citizens in the way of medical care, social services, and community support. -- (C) Official Site
- Directed By
- David Weissman, Bill Weber (V)
- Genres
- Documentary
- In Theaters
- Sep 9, 2011 Limited
- Studio
- Independent Films
Critic Reviews
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Dave Calhoun, Time Out
[A] sober, devastating film about how we all - and some more than others - have to deal with the most unexpected horrors in our lives.
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John Hartl, Seattle Times
There's something profoundly inspirational about this portrait of a community coming together to battle prejudice and disease.
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Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
"We Were Here" pays eloquent homage to men and women who deserve to be celebrated and remembered as heroes.
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Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
The most gripping war movie you'll see this year, We Were Here tells first-hand the story of how AIDS attacked San Francisco, killing more than 15,000. Whole peer groups were happy, healthy, and then dead in months.
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Bruce Demara, Toronto Star
It is both a testament to the fallen and a series of life lessons from five brave survivors, lessons about finding the best in ourselves in the worst of times.
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