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Sex Positive

What if you knew a deadly epidemic was coming and no one would believe you?

Documentary1h 15m

🍅82%

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82%

Tomatometer

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60%

Popcornmeter

4.9

TMDB

Storyline

Sex Positive explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S&M hustler turned AIDS activist in the 1980s, whose incomparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has never been aptly credited. Mr. Berkowitz emerged from the epicenter of the epidemic demanding a solution to the problem before the outside world would take heed. Now destitute and alone, Mr. Berkowitz tells his story to a world who never wanted to listen.

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Details

DirectorDaryl Wein

ReleasedJun 12, 2009

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideRUS

Cast

Richard Berkowitz

Self

Michael Callen

Michael Callen

Self (archive footage)

Larry Kramer

Larry Kramer

Self

Susan Brown

Susan Brown

Self

Sean O. Strub

Sean O. Strub

Self

Norma Connolly

Norma Connolly

Self

Gabriel Rotello

Self

Edmund White

Edmund White

Self

Michael Lucas

Michael Lucas

Self

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Here TV

Here TV Amazon Channel

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

5 fresh · 0 rotten

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Andrew O'Hehir

RTSalon.comDec 18, 2021

Wein's film provides a fascinating and crucial slice of traumatic sexual history that's all but invisible to younger generations.

D

David Wiegand

RTSan Francisco ChronicleJul 3, 2009

Wein tackles an incredibly complex array of issues surrounding HIV, focusing largely on Berkowitz, once a nice young Jewish kid at Rutgers who found a lucrative career as an S&M hustler before becoming an activist and co-author.

K

Kevin Thomas

RTLos Angeles TimesJun 19, 2009

Daryl Wein calls attention both to unjustly neglected pioneering AIDS activist Richard Berkowitz and his still widely ignored groundbreaking promotion of safe sex.

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Avi Offer

RTNYC Movie GuruJun 28, 2009

A thoroughly fascinating, illuminating and vital documentary for everyone young and old.

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Information

Title

Sex Positive

Released

Jun 12, 2009

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 15m

Status

Released

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