We Were Here
We Were Here
Though a San Francisco-based story, 'We Were Here' extends beyond San Francisco and beyond AIDS itself. It speaks to our capacity as individuals to rise to the occasion, and to the incredible power of a community coming together with love, compassion, and determination.
3.8 out of 5 based on 9 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
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| Genre |
Documentary |
| Director |
Bill Weber David Weissman |
| Cast |
Paul Boneberg, Daniel Goldstein, Guy Clark, Eileen Glutzer Ed Wolf |
| Studio |
Peccadillo Pictures |
| Release Date |
November 2011 |
| Running Time |
90 mins |
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Though a San Francisco-based story, 'We Were Here' extends beyond San Francisco and beyond AIDS itself. It speaks to our capacity as individuals to rise to the occasion, and to the incredible power of a community coming together with love, compassion, and determination.
Reviews
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
"As grim as some of its images are, We Were Here is above all a film about love: not romantic love but the kind that really matters, in which people selflessly show up and keep on showing up for one another in the worst of times. "
08/09/2011
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Empire Magazine
Eve Barlow
"Flinching at scenes as harrowing as concentration camp footage, it’s impossible to deny that Weissman’s work is as vital as any study on war or genocide."
21/11/2011
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Time Out
Dave Calhoun
"Calm, arresting and moving. "
21/11/2011
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The Times
Kate Muir
"Weissman’s film is a moving testament. "
25/11/2011
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The Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
"Shows that a situation you think you know can be something you haven't known at all. That is the surprise, and the power, of this unexpected film."
16/11/2011
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The Sunday Times
Edward Porter
"A valuable picture of events that, recent though they are, may be startling to some who have grown up in the years since Aids (at least in the west) ceased to be headline news.
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27/11/2011
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Screen
Jonathan Romney
"While Weissman and Weber have chosen specifically to discuss the San Francisco gay community, little is said about the worldwide spread of Aids, and it would be easy to emerge from the film blissfully unaware of, say, the disease’s effects in Africa. Even so, that shouldn’t diminish what this substantial film achieves in regard to its specific area of study."
12/02/2011
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The Guardian
Andrew Pulver
"Even if, understandably, it's a little inward-looking, as a slice of social history, We Were Here takes an invigoratingly positive position on a very gloomy time."
24/11/2011
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Total Film
Carmen Gray
"Emotive but not manipulative."
23/11/2011
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