The Normal Heart (2014)
The Normal Heart (2014) is an American television drama film directed by Ryan Murphy and written by Larry Kramer, based on his 1985 play of the same name. In the summer of 1981, Alexander ‘Ned’ Weeks, an openly gay writer from New York City, heads to Fire Island for his friend Craig Donner’s birthday celebration at a beach house. Other guests include Mickey Marcus and the charming Bruce Niles, who is now dating young and seemingly healthy Craig. However, while strolling on the beach, Craig suddenly feels lightheaded and falls down. Later, during his birthday cake blowing-out session, Craig starts coughing uncontrollably. On their way back to New York City, Ned reads an article in the New York Times titled ‘Rare Cancer Diagnosed in 41 Homosexuals’. Once they return to the city, Ned pays a visit to Dr. Emma Brookner’s office – a physician who has treated numerous patients suffering from symptoms of uncommon illnesses that typically don’t pose a threat unless their immune systems are compromised.
All of these cases appear to be in gay men. In the waiting room, Ned meets Sanford, a patient with skin lesions caused by Kaposi’s sarcoma, a rare cancer. Brookner examines Ned and finds no symptoms of this disease. She asks him to help raise awareness within the gay community. During this, Craig suffers violent convulsions and is rushed to the hospital with Ned, Mickey, and Bruce. Later, he is pronounced dead. Bruce happens to be the former boyfriend of another one of Brookner’s recent deceased patients. Ned arranges a gathering at his home to hear Brookner speak about the disease for many local gay men invited. She shares her belief that it may be sexually transmissible and advises them to avoid sex for now to prevent new transmissions despite lacking conclusive evidence.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Mark RuffaloNed Weeks  Matt BomerFelix Turner  Taylor KitschBruce Niles  Jim ParsonsTommy Boatwright  Julia RobertsDr. Emma Brookner  Jonathan GroffCraig  Alfred MolinaBen Weeks  B.D. WongBuzzy  Finn WittrockAlbert  Stephen SpinellaSanford |
The Normal Heart (2014) is an American television drama film directed by Ryan Murphy and written by Larry Kramer, based on his 1985 play of the same name. In the summer of 1981, Alexander ‘Ned’ Weeks, an openly gay writer from New York City, heads to Fire Island for his friend Craig Donner’s birthday celebration at a beach house. Other guests include Mickey Marcus and the charming Bruce Niles, who is now dating young and seemingly healthy Craig. However, while strolling on the beach, Craig suddenly feels lightheaded and falls down. Later, during his birthday cake blowing-out session, Craig starts coughing uncontrollably. On their way back to New York City, Ned reads an article in the New York Times titled ‘Rare Cancer Diagnosed in 41 Homosexuals’. Once they return to the city, Ned pays a visit to Dr. Emma Brookner’s office – a physician who has treated numerous patients suffering from symptoms of uncommon illnesses that typically don’t pose a threat unless their immune systems are compromised.
All of these cases appear to be in gay men. In the waiting room, Ned meets Sanford, a patient with skin lesions caused by Kaposi’s sarcoma, a rare cancer. Brookner examines Ned and finds no symptoms of this disease. She asks him to help raise awareness within the gay community. During this, Craig suffers violent convulsions and is rushed to the hospital with Ned, Mickey, and Bruce. Later, he is pronounced dead. Bruce happens to be the former boyfriend of another one of Brookner’s recent deceased patients. Ned arranges a gathering at his home to hear Brookner speak about the disease for many local gay men invited. She shares her belief that it may be sexually transmissible and advises them to avoid sex for now to prevent new transmissions despite lacking conclusive evidence.
