QUEER CINEMA CLUB #20 : 120 BATTEMENTS PAR MINUTE
Genre
Drama
Language
VOSTA
Duration
143
Rating
Synopsis
In December, QCCMTL closes the year with 120 BPM (2017), Robin Campillo’s gut-wrenching portrait of ACT UP-Paris in the early years of the AIDS crisis.
A vibrant plunge into the militant struggles of the 1990s, the film weaves together political urgency and romantic fervor. Between fiery meetings, ecstatic parties, and moments of tenderness stolen from death, Campillo captures a generation that refused silence and invisibility.
Driven by the powerful performances of Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois and Adèle Haenel, 120 BPM pulses with rebellion and desire. Neither tearful tragedy nor simple historical drama, it’s a cry of life, love, and rage, a blazing tribute to those who turned pain into collective action.
Nearly a decade after its release, 120 BPM remains an essential film: political, sensual, and profoundly human.
Poster Creation: Jimmy Beaulieu
Credits
Release date
December 04, 2025
Directed by
Robin Campillo
Country
France
Actors
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel, Antoine Reinartz, Félix Maritaud