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We Were Here

2011 · 1h 30m Documentary
Directed by David Weissman , Bill Weber

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A reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of the crisis.

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A simple, powerful act of bearing witness, We Were Here is a sober reminder of the not-too-distant past, when gays were focused not on honeymoon plans but on keeping people alive.

Melissa Anderson, L.A. Weekly
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[A] sober, devastating film about how we all - and some more than others - have to deal with the most unexpected horrors in our lives.

Dave Calhoun, Time Out
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There's something profoundly inspirational about this portrait of a community coming together to battle prejudice and disease.

John Hartl, Seattle Times
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"We Were Here" pays eloquent homage to men and women who deserve to be celebrated and remembered as heroes.

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
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The most gripping war movie you'll see this year, We Were Here tells first-hand the story of how AIDS attacked San Francisco, killing more than 15,000. Whole peer groups were happy, healthy, and then dead in months.

Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail

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