Our Sons (1991)

Directed by

John Erman

Genre

drama film, LGBT-related television series

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two mothers meet because their sons are gay and one has AIDS. One mother struggles to accept her son's life and illness, while the other supports her son through his final days.

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What happens

Our Sons is a 1991 American made-for-television drama film starring Julie Andrews and Ann-Margret as two mothers of gay sons, one of whom is dying of AIDS. It was inspired by Micki Dickoff's 1987 documentary, Too Little, Too Late, about three families who had supported children with AIDS which had won an Emmy Award. As it was a TV movie, "It's much safer to take the route of dealing with the two mothers" as the protagonists, said director John Erman. It was broadcast the same day as GMHC's annual AIDS Walk in New York. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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