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After Louie

As an AIDS activist and member of ACT UP in the 1980s and 90s, Sam witnessed the deaths of too many friends and lovers. Battlewounded and struggling with survivor's guilt, Sam now resents the complacency of his former comrades and derides what he sees as the younger generation's indifference to the politics of sex, and of death. An unexpected intimacy with a much younger man challenges Sam's understanding of contemporary gay life. Through this unconventional romance, he is forced to deal with the trauma that so informs his past, their present, and an unknown future.

Top Cast

  • Alan Cumming

    Alan Cumming

    Sam Cooper

  • Zachary Booth

    Zachary Booth

    Braeden DeVries

  • Sarita Choudhury

    Sarita Choudhury

    Maggie

  • Joey Arias

    Joey Arias

    Jai the Chanteuse

  • Justin Vivian Bond

    Justin Vivian Bond

    Rhona

  • Patrick Breen

    Patrick Breen

    Jeffrey

  • Wilson Cruz

    Wilson Cruz

    Mateo

  • David Drake

    David Drake

    William Wilson

  • Anthony Johnston

    Anthony Johnston

    Lukas

Overview

As an AIDS activist and member of ACT UP in the 1980s and 90s, Sam witnessed the deaths of too many friends and lovers. Battlewounded and struggling with survivor's guilt, Sam now resents the complacency of his former comrades and derides what he sees as the younger generation's indifference to the politics of sex, and of death. An unexpected intimacy with a much younger man challenges Sam's understanding of contemporary gay life. Through this unconventional romance, he is forced to deal with the trauma that so informs his past, their present, and an unknown future.

Rating

5.0 / 10
16 Reviews
1 Popular

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