The world first became aware of HIV/AIDS in the early 1980s and, while movies on the subject started to appear just a few years later, it wasn’t until 1993 that what is regarded as the ground breaker on the subject arrived. Philadelphia, the story of a gay lawyer who was fired for contracting the virus, also opened the door for movies which took a wider view, featuring women as well as men and those who found themselves suffering from the condition for various reasons.
They didn’t get the same attention as Jonathan Demme’s Oscar winner, but one of them arrives today [Saturday, June 7] on Netflix. And, while Boys On The Side (1995) sounds like just another road movie, its approach to its subject is close to revolutionary.
