This emotionally powerful Bollywood film is the first Hindi movie to deal both with homosexuality and HIV. It is a testament to the power of relationships and one man’s quest to regain dignity and love. Nikhil Kapoor (Sanjay Suri) was the all-around state swimming champion of Goa. Handsome, jovial, and charming, he is the idol of his peers; his friends love him and his family adores him. All this changes on August 8, 1989, when Nikhil is arrested and imprisoned in solitary confinement, because his health exam reveals he is HIV-positive. Overnight, he is abandoned by nearly everyone in his life, until all he has left are his boyfriend Nigel and his sister Anu, who defies her family and stands by her brother unconditionally to fight for his civil rights.

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With a hefty dose of Almodovar and the flamboyance of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, director Ramón Salazar’s 20 Centimeters tells the story of Marieta (Mónica Cervera) a narcoleptic transsexual hooker who longs to get rid of the 20 centimeters that separate her from becoming the glamorous woman she longs to be. Though her day-to-day life is rough and wanting, Marieta’s dreams are where she comes alive in full-scale musical numbers. Salazar’s combination of intense drama with musical interludes creates a “wonderfully twisted” film that will haunt you for quite some time.

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