The Normal Heart (2014) (original) (raw)

The battles of a gay activist to raise awareness of, and gain government support in the fight against, HIV/AIDS during the early 1980s. Adapted from the play.

The battles of a gay activist to raise awareness of, and gain government support in the fight against, HIV/AIDS during the early 1980s. Adapted from the play. (less)

Director: Ryan Murphy
Writer: Larry Kramer
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Julia Roberts, Taylor Kitsch, Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, Alfred Molina
Producers: Mark Ruffalo, Scott Ferguson

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Review by Brian Orndorf, May 29, 2014

6 / 10

And how could one even begin to disagree with the message of �The Normal Heart.� Larry Kramer brings his 1985 off-Broadway play on the HIV/AIDS crisis to the screen, reviving a period in American history where the great unknown mercilessly tore through the gay community, trigging panic and isolation while the powers that be refused to participate in the fight. It�s a story of courage, anger, and confusion, sold with blistering honesty, realism, and liberal helpings of theatricality, with extensive monologues exploring the bitter feelings of social and medical quarantine as the particulars of t ...read more...

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