When We Rise (2017) Reviews & Ratings

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When We Rise reviews

When We Rise holds a 6.3/10 average from 46 TMDB ratings.

The personal and political struggles, setbacks and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today. The period piece tells the history of the gay rights movement, starting with the Stonewall Riots in 1969.

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