Illegal Love (2011)
In 2008 French filmmaker Julie Gali traveled to the US to film the election of Barack Obama. In spite of this victory for civil rights, it soon became apparent that the rights of another minority were under threat. In California the passing of Proposition 8 marked the only time in U.S. history that a civil right was actually taken away after it had been granted. Upon seeing this, Ms. Gali decided to immerse herself in the growing grassroots struggle of the gay community, which culminated in the October 11, 2009 March for Equality in Washington DC.
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It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.