BLUE PILLS / Pilules Bleues

North American Premiere • TV Movie • Drama, Romance • France, 2014

Blu-ray • Color • 102 min

Directed by: Jean-Philippe Amar

Written by: Charlotte Sanson & Jean-Philippe Amar, adapted from Frederik Peeters’ graphic novel Blue Pills

Original Score: Laurent Garnier, Benjamin Rippert, Stéphane Dri

Produced by: Catou Lairet & Gilles Galud (La Parisienne d’Images)

Cast: Guillaume Gouix, Florence Loiret Caille, Timothé Vom Dorp, Benjamin Bellecour, Emilie Caen

International Sales: Lagardère Entertainment • le-rights.com   

Original Broadcast: Arte, September 26, 2014

When JB, a shy illustrator for graphic novels, gets a second chance to talk to the pretty divorcée Laura, his determination to make an impression pays off.  But just as their romance gets going Laura reveals to him that both she and her son are HIV positive. Determined to stay in the relationship, JB now has to confront his new feelings complicated by compassion and pity. Co-written with Charlotte Sanson and Jean-Philippe Amar and adapted from Frederik Peeters’ graphic novel of the same name, this humorous and subtle story tackles love in the shadow of AIDS.