A classic of the 90s about women united by pain, love and freedom finds a new life in the catalog of the renowned streaming platform.
In a context where streaming platforms are constantly in search of new content, the tendency to rescue films from the past that, due to their sensitivity, thematic depth or cultural value, is an increasingly used resource. Netflixwhich knew how to conquer the public with original productions, now also puts the focus on titles that left their mark in previous decades, especially those who address links from unconventional perspectives.
One of the most recent cases is Only them … the boys aside (1995), a drama directed by Herbert Ross who, at the time, was applauded by criticism for his honest look on female friendship, disease, gender violence and sorority. Although he did not have an overwhelming step through theate moving away from the Hollywood clichés.
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With the return of this film to the platform, the door opens so that a new generation of spectators discover a intimate, sensitive and powerful history, starring three women very different from each other, but who find in their link a shelter before the adversities of life.
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The film tells the story of Janea singer with a strong and past painful character, Robina reserved professional that loads a difficult diagnosis and Hollyan impulsive young woman trapped in a violent relationship. These three women undertake a road trip that becomes an emotional journey, marked by confessions, secrets, flights and reunions With themselves.
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Throughout the route, the film addresses themes considered taboo for its timesuch as HIV, domestic violence, abortion, sexual freedom and the complexities of love between women. But what stands out especially is how, Without falling into the forced dramamanages to build a solid narrative about the power of empathy and friendship between women who do not judge, but are accompanied.
With a mixture of humor, pain and tendernessproposes a hopeful look on the possibility of reconstructing even when everything seems lost. History does not focus on romance or traditional links, but on that containment network That is formed when life tests the emotional and physical resistance of its protagonists.
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Trailer of only them … the boys aside
Distribution of only them … the boys aside
- Goldberg Whoopi as Jane Deluca
- Mary-Louise Parker as Robin Nickerson
- Drew Barrymore as Holly Pulchik
- Matthew McConaughey as Abe Lincoln
- James Remar as Alex
- Billy Wirth as Nick
- Anita Gillette as Elaine Nickerson
- Dennis Boutsikaris as Fiscal Massarelli
- Estelle Parsons as Louise
- Amy Aquino as Anna
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