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Buddies (1985) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1985 · 81 mins · English
- Directed by
- Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.
- Starring
- Susan Schneider, David Rose, Billy Lux, Libby Saines, Geoff Edholm, David Schachter
The first dramatic film to tackle AIDS follows David, a naive graduate student who volunteers as a “buddy” for people dying of the disease. He is assigned to Robert, a fiercely political lifelong activist whose friends and family have shunned him after his diagnosis. Despite contrasting worldviews, the two men form a deep bond; David’s activist side awakens while Robert finally finds emotional release.
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