DK: Det blomstrende homoseksuelle miljø i San Francisco vågner brat op i 1981, da tusindvis af unge mænd pludselig rammes af en ukendt sygdom. We Were Here er fem menneskers erindringer om, hvordan miljøet samledes for at tage del i kampen mod AIDS. Dette er deres personlige fortælling om at vokse med opgaven i en kamp, hvor ens nærmeste kammeraters dødsfald blev hverdag, og hvor våbnene var personlig styrke, medfølelse og engagement. Deres minder står lyslevende og skarpt selv på 30-året for epidemien og dens ofre, og man kan ikke undgå at blive berørt af de dybe følelser i deres fortællinger.

ENG: The thriving gay community in San Francisco had a rough awakening in 1981 when thousands of young men were struck down by an unknown disease. The film documents the memories of five people, and how the community stood together to fight AIDS. How they rose to the occasion in a battle not unlike war, where the death of your friends was everyday life, and your weapon was personal strength, compassion and determination. Their recollections are vivid and clear even on the 30th anniversary for the epidemic, and you can’t avoid being affected by the deep emotions in their stories.