Underplayed Gems

Indian Summer (1996)

Indian Summer poster
Original title
Alive and Kicking
Directed by
Nancy Meckler
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A gay man living with HIV grapples with his diagnosis while finding love and purpose in his life. He joins a dance therapy group where he forms a close bond with an older dancer.

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What happens

Indian Summer, also known as Alive & Kicking, is a 1996 British drama film directed by Nancy Meckler and starring Jason Flemyng, Antony Sher and Bill Nighy. The script was written by Martin Sherman. The film was released in the UK as Indian Summer and in the United States as Alive & Kicking due to the recently released Indian Summer by Mike Binder in 1993. The film had its premiere at the 40th London Film Festival on 17 November 1996. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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