by Jonathan Demme · DVD · EAN 8414533000062
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«Philadelphia» is the 1993 movie by Jonathan Demme, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, on DVD.
Andrew Beckett, a homosexual lawyer with a promising future at a prestigious firm, is fired when the effects of the AIDS he suffers from begin to show. Convinced that the cause is discrimination, he sues his company and manages to get Joe Miller, a lawyer with prejudices against the homosexual community, to take on the case. The trial confronts both with their own convictions and with the reality of the illness.
Two Academy Awards: Best Actor (Tom Hanks) and Best Original Song («Streets of Philadelphia»). Audio and subtitles in Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese and Greek. Not recommended for children under 13.
For adult audiences interested in courtroom dramas and stories of discrimination and prejudice.
