Paris Is Burning

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IMDb Votes: 19,088Open on IMDb

Rated: R

A documentary of New York's LGBT scene in the 1980s, showing the real life of poor Black and Latin LGBT people, introduce the ballrooms, the categories, the houses, the voguing, and the dreams and ambitions of these people who are systematically excluded from society, they fight to conquer the right to be and to reinvent themselves in a world starring straight and white people. They use the balls to show their creativity, have fun with their community and family, shining, and having their names recognized in the ballroom scene.

Country:

United KingdomUnited States

Language:

English

Runtime: 78 min

Awards: 17 wins & 1 nomination total

Box Office: $3,905,297