BPM (Beats per Minute)

For the musical terminology, see Tempo.

BPM (Beats per Minute)
Theatrical release poster
French120 battements par minute
Directed byRobin Campillo
Written by
  • Robin Campillo
  • Philippe Mangeot
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJeanne Lapoirie
Edited by
  • Robin Campillo
  • Anita Roth
  • Stephanie Leger
Music byArnaud Rebotini
Production
companies
Distributed byMemento Films
Release dates
  • 20 May 2017 (2017-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 23 August 2017 (2017-08-23) (France)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$5.8 million[1]
Box office$7.7 million[2]

BPM (Beats per Minute), also known as 120 BPM (Beats per Minute),[a] (French: 120 battements par minute) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Robin Campillo and starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois and Adèle Haenel. The film is about the AIDS activism of ACT UP Paris in 1990s France. Campillo and co-screenwriter Philippe Mangeot drew on their personal experiences with ACT UP in developing the story.

It had its world premiere at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, followed by screenings at other festivals. At Cannes it won critical acclaim and four awards, including the Grand Prix. It went on to win six César Awards, including Best Film, and other honours.

  1. ^ "120 battements par minute (Beats Per Minute) (2017)". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ^ "BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ Lawson, Richard (20 May 2017). "120 Beats Per Minute Cannes Review". Vanity Fair. Condé Nast. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ^ Salmon, Caspar (5 April 2018). "120 Beats per Minute (BPM) review: queer lives honoured". Sight & Sound. British Film Institute. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ^ "120 BPM (Beats Per Minute)". Curzon Artificial Eye. Retrieved 10 October 2017.


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