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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.

19851h 21mNRDrama

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About Buddies

Directors
Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.
Cast
Geoff Edholm, David Schachter, Libby Saines, David Rose, Billy Lux, Joyce Korn
Genres
Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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