Leo lives in Brittany with his mum and dad and his three younger brothers. When Leo reveals that he is HIV positive, his family supports him. It is decided that youngest brother Marcel is too little to understand and the information is kept from him. Leó decides to take Marel to Paris for a small trip, which brings both boys clarity in their lives.
Actors in the Christophe Honoré film Tout contre Léo / Close to Leo : Yaniss Lespert, Pierre Mignard, Rodolphe Pauly, Marie Bunel, Jérémie Lippmann | the DVD MEIN BRUDER LEO is German subtitled
Marcel (11) is the youngest of 4 brothers (Leo, Tristan and Pierrot). They have young parents and are a close knit family. Each is fairly open and accepting of Leo's homosexuality and one night they learn that Leo is HIV positive. Worried that Marcel is too young to deal with this devastating news, he's omitted from the family discussions of Leo’s HIV status. But one night after dinner Marcel overhears talk about Leo’s health, and the news comes as a bombshell. Family continues to pretend everything is fine but Marcel knows and wants the truth to come out but no one is able to do this. Leo is increasingly getting frustrated with his situation and wants to go to Paris to rekindle his romance with an ex-boyfriend. He takes Leo with him. Marcel hears from Leo that Leo is indeed very sick and very gay. After a while Marcel is able to figure out that that Leo is also very unhappy with his situation and with taking his meds.
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| extra info: |
Tout contre Léo / Close to Leo |
| film released: |
2002 |
| film director: |
Christophe Honoré |
| LANGUAGE: |
French spoken |
| DVD SUBTITLES: |
German subtitles |
| featuring: |
Yaniss Lespert, Pierre Mignard, Rodolphe Pauly, Marie Bunel, Jérémie Lippmann |
| running time: |
88 minutes |
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| country: |
France |
| movie distributor: |
Salzgeber DE |
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| movie rating: |
12+ movie |
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