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Longtime Companion (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 96 mins · English
- Directed by
- Norman René
- Starring
- Tony Shalhoub, Robert Joy, Campbell Scott, Dermot Mulroney, Welker White, Bruce Davison
Set in the summer of 1981, a group of New York friends confront the first wave of AIDS, initially dismissed as a rumor about a mysterious “gay cancer.” As the disease claims one friend after another, panic spreads and the survivors grapple with grief and uncertainty. Their loss ultimately reveals deep love, hope and courage.
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