Ein Virus kennt keine Moral (1986)

Director:

Rosa von Praunheim

Writer:

Rosa von Praunheim

Stars:

Dieter Dicken, Maria Hasenäcker, Christian Kesten

Cast

Credited cast:
Dieter Dicken	...	Angestellter in der Sauna
Maria Hasenäcker	...	Prof. Dr. Blut
Christian Kesten	...	Student der Kirchenmusik
Eva-Maria Kurz	...	Reporterin Carola Schrecksch (as Eva Kurz)
Rosa von Praunheim	...	Saunabesitzer Rüdiger Kackinski
Ina Blum	...	Therapeutin Tomalik-Samenkorn (as Regina Rudnick)
Thilo von Trotha	...	Revolutionär Karl Kolle
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ichgola Androgyn
Chou Chou de Briquette
Tima die Göttliche
Holger Klotzbach	...	Himself (as Die 3 Tornados)
Marion Kutschke
Joaquin La Habana	...	(as Joaquin Lahabana)
Tillman Lehnert
Arnulf Rating	...	Himself (as Die 3 Tornados)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

aids | human immunodeficiency virus | satire | homosexual | gay interest

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

16 January 1986 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

A Virus Knows No Morals

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Die Geschichte des erotischen Films (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Hurra, wir leben noch"
Performed by Die Bermudaas

User Reviews

Gets a 5 for what it tried to do

Comedy about AIDS. That's right--a comedy. Nowadays this probably wouldn't bother anyone, seeing as AIDS is no longer the death sentence it was, but in 1985 this was considered sick and tasteless. I caught it at a small art theatre in Boston back in 1986. The audience was wall to wall gay guys. Nobody laughed during it but nobody seemed real upset by it either. It was just too...strange. There are some incredibly depressing scenes involving a gay couple where one discovers he has AIDS and then we cut to a bunch of guys in drag singing songs! It was an uneasy mix of drama and comedy with the accent on comedy. The only good thing I got out of the movie was information about AIDS. There was a local AIDS activist group right outside the theatre. They supported the film and were handing out pamphlets to people that explained what HIV and AIDS were. Remember--the government ignored it completely back then until it became an epidemic. So it attempted something in 1985 that was unthinkable. Sadly I don't think it succeeded.