Forher‘BlondAmbition’tourin1990,popsuperstarMadonnawaslookingforperformerswhoknewhowtovogue.Outofcountlesshopefuls,thegaydancersSalim,Kevin,Carlton,José,LuisandGabrielwerechosenalongwithhuphopperOliver,theonlystraightguy.ThetourwasaccompaniedbyafilmcrewandMadonnacastherselfintheroleofmotherfigureofherstagefamily.Theboyssoonfoundfansamonghomosexualyouthswhosawthemasrolemodels,whilethetourcametoepitomiseMadonna’scommitmenttogayliberationandtheacknowledgementofAIDS.Buttheidyllfellapartafterthetour.AlthoughthedancerswerepivotaltoMadonna’smessage,theyweren'talllivingit.AfterfailingtopersuadeMadonnatocutoutthekissingscenethatwould‘out’himtohisfamilyandfriends,Gabrielfiledalawsuitagainsther.InheGabrieldiedofAIDS-relatedillness,whiletheotherscontinuedtopursuetheirprofessionalcareers.Now,twenty-fiveyearslater,thesixsurvivingperformersarereunitedandlong-buriedsecretsareaired.Thefilmmakersexcelattellingthestoriesoftheseverydifferentdancersinordertoedgeclosertothetruth.berlinale2016
