Cured
“Doctors called them sick. The remedy was rebellion.”
Mentally ill. Deviant. Diseased. And in need of a cure. These were among the terms psychiatrists used to describe gay women and men in the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. And as long as they were “sick”, progress toward equality was impossible. This documentary chronicles the battle waged by a small group of activists who declared war against a formidable institution – and won a crucial victory in the modern movement for LGBTQIA+ equality.
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42 people
Bennett Singer Director · Patrick Sammon Director Ian Honeyman Composer
United States release August 24, 2020 · Produced in United States · Production Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Independent Lens
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ITVS
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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Independent Lens
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Independent Film Producers (IFP)
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Story Center Films
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · August 24, 2020
Premiere · Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival
Canada
September 24, 2020 · Digital · VIFF
Sweden
April 1, 2021 · TV premiere
United Kingdom
March 17, 2021 · BFI Flare London LGBTQ+ Film Festival
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