72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Dallas Buyers Club

Jean-Marc Vallée
USA      116 m.
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The Canadian Jean-Marc Vallée made an international name for himself with his prizewinning film C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) and has since directed The Young Victoria (2009) and Café de Flore (2011). In the fact-based drama, Spirit Award winner Matthew McConaughey portrays real-life Texas electrician Ron Woodroof, an ordinary man who found himself in a life-or-death battle with the medical establishment and pharmaceutical companies. In 1985, Ron was blindsided by being diagnosed as HIV-positive and given 30 days to live. With the U.S. still internally divided over how to combat the virus and restricting medications, Ron grabbed hold of non-toxic alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. Seeking to avoid government sanctions against selling non-approved medicines and supplements, he established a "buyers club", which fellow HIV-positive people could join for access to his supplies.

Director
Jean-Marc Vallée
Screenplay
Craig Borten, Melisa Wallack
Production
Truth Entertainment (USA)
Robbie Brenner (Relativity Media), Joe Newcomb, Tony Notargiacomo
Voltage Pictures (USA)
Nicolas Chartier, Zev Foreman
Photography
Yves Bélanger
Edition
Martin Pensa, Jean-Marc Vallée
Cast
Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Steve Zahn
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
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Voltage Pictures
662 N Crescent Heights Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90048
USA
Running Time
120 m.
Country
USA
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