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Set in Paris in the early 1990s, this drama follows the activists of ACT UP-Paris as they campaign against public indifference to AIDS and pressure the government and pharmaceutical companies to act. The group stages direct actions and demonstrations, and its members disagree about how confrontational they should be. Nathan, a newcomer, joins the movement and is drawn to Sean, a long-standing member who throws everything he has into the fight while already living with the virus. A relationship develops between them as the group's campaign continues.

Robin Campillo directed and co-wrote the film with Philippe Mangeot. It sits between his earlier feature The Returned and his later Red Island, in a filmography that also includes Enzo. The cast is led by Nahuel Pérez Biscayart as Sean and Arnaud Valois as Nathan, with Adèle Haenel as Sophie, Antoine Reinartz as Thibault, Félix Maritaud as Max and Ariel Borenstein as Jérémie; 28 cast members are credited. It was produced by Hugues Charbonneau and Marie-Ange Luciani for France 3 Cinéma, Memento Films Production, Page 114 and Playtime, on a budget of about 7 million USD, and it has taken roughly 8 million USD worldwide.

The film runs 143 minutes. On IMDb it holds a critics' rating of 8 out of 10 from 139 reviews, while on TMDB its audience rating is 7.7 out of 10 from 1,406 votes, indicating strong approval from both professional reviewers and viewers.