Parting Glances

Parting Glances

A (very) independent film

Directed by Bill Sherwood

Produced by Rondo Productions

198690 min6.9 / 10

An intimate, bittersweet portrait of gay life in 1980s New York, balancing humor and heartbreak as friends navigate love, loss, and the shadow of AIDS.

Michael and Robert, two gay men living in Brooklyn, spend their last day together before Robert leaves for Africa on work assignment. Michael still has feelings for his friend Nick, who has AIDS.

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