Last Dance

A bittersweet, music-filled voyage where joy and grief intertwine, asking you to sit with unspoken truths and fleeting connection.

Directed by

Karim Aïnouz

Genres

Music, Drama

Starring

Adrien Brody, Rachel Zegler, Ben Platt

Overview

Celebrated Broadway composer Elliot invites his daughter Emma on a gay cruise through the Caribbean in 1991 – a dazzling, liberating world of music, celebration, and chosen family where Emma, the only straight woman on board, experiences an unexpected first love with a young crew member. But beneath the joy and abandon, the AIDS crisis casts an ever-deepening shadow. As Elliot retreats from the devastating reality of his illness, father and daughter are forced to confront the unspoken truths between them. In the fleeting time they have left together, can they rediscover each other before the music finally fades?

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, uplifting and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, grief, identity, love

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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