National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.

Runtime

2h 8m

Director

Gus Van Sant

Cast

Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, James Franco

Hubert, a brash 17-year-old, is confused and torn by a love-hate relationship with his mother that consumes him more and more each day. After distressing ordeals and tragic episodes, Hubert will find his mother on the banks of Saint Lawrence river, where he grew up, and where a murder will be committed: the murder of childhood.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Xavier Dolan

Cast

Anne Dorval, François Arnaud, Suzanne Clément

As the Algerian War draws to a close, a teenager with a girlfriend starts feeling homosexual urges for two of his classmates: a country boy, and a French-Algerian intellectual.

Runtime

1h 55m

Director

André Téchiné

Cast

Gaël Morel, Élodie Bouchez, Stéphane Rideau

1952: Bishop Bilodeau visits a prison to hear the confession of Simon, a boyhood friend jailed for murder 40 years ago. However, once there, Bilodeau finds himself forced to watch a play put on by Simon and the other inmates depicting the two men's youths. As the play progresses, the tragic truth of Simon's crime comes to light.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

John Greyson

Cast

Brent Carver, Marcel Sabourin, Aubert Pallascio

A married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions.

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Javier Fuentes-León

Cast

Tatiana Astengo, Manolo Cardona, Cristian Mercado