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If It Were Love (2020)

If It Were Love poster
Original title
Si c'était de l'amour
Directed by
Patric Chiha
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows dancers performing in a theatrical piece about 1990s rave culture. It shows both their onstage work and their offstage lives.

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What happens

If It Were Love (French: Si c'était de l'amour) is a French documentary film, directed by Patric Chiha and released in 2020. The film profiles the professional and personal lives of the dancers in Crowd, a touring piece by choreographer Gisèle Vienne about the rave scene of the 1990s. The film had its theatrical premiere in February 2020 in the Panorama Dokumente stream at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Documentary from the Teddy Award program for LGBTQ-themed films. The film had its public theatrical premiere in France in March 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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