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Buddies

"...The first dramatic movie about AIDS"

David, a naive graduate student, has volunteered to work as a 'buddy' for people dying of AIDS. Assigned to the intensely political Robert, a lifelong activist whose friends and family have abandoned him following his diagnosis, the two men, each with notably different world views, soon discover common bonds, as David's inner activist awakens and Robert's need for emotional release is fulfilled.

Top Cast

  • Geoff Edholm

    Geoff Edholm

    Robert Willow

  • David Schachter

    David Schachter

    David Bennett

  • Libby Saines

    Libby Saines

    Mrs. Bennett

  • David Rose

    David Rose

    Steve

  • Billy Lux

    Billy Lux

    Edward

  • Joyce Korn

    Joyce Korn

    Lynn

  • Susan Schneider

    Susan Schneider

    Sylvia Douglas

  • Tracy Vivat

    Tracy Vivat

    Nurse

  • Damon Hairston

    Damon Hairston

    Gym Instructor

Overview

David, a naive graduate student, has volunteered to work as a 'buddy' for people dying of AIDS. Assigned to the intensely political Robert, a lifelong activist whose friends and family have abandoned him following his diagnosis, the two men, each with notably different world views, soon discover common bonds, as David's inner activist awakens and Robert's need for emotional release is fulfilled.

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8.2 / 10
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