Ecology, equality, sustainability: Anita and Sarah pursue lofty political goals as they establish a new feminist party. By contrast, the men who are infected by a new type of virus tend to have less honorable intentions. The consequences: sexual obsession, molestation, and death. Urgent effort is put into developing a vaccine. But should the male sex be saved at all?
Writing
Brazen premise that commits to its uncomfortable questions.
Acting
Hammelstein and Hörbiger anchor the absurdity with deadpan precision.
Director
Irene von Alberti
Britta Hammelstein
Anita Martinelli
Mavie Hörbiger
Sarah Bedford
Yousef Sweid
Ralph Martinelli
Bibiana Beglau
Hilda Helsinki Pfeiffer
Godehard Giese
Kanzler Darius Becker
Julika Jenkins
Martha Novak
Michaela Caspar
Mildred Hoffmann
Sina Martens
Bess Burage
Ruby Commey
Jeannette Winter
Johanna Polley
Jackie
Bastian Reiber
Dr. Grabel
Roland Bonjour
Dr. Jespersen
Mathias Max Herrmann
Dr. Pohl
Florian Appelius
Referatsleiter
Timo Jacobs
Ricardo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Premiered amid Germany's 2024 #MeToo reckoning in politics, sparking walkouts at Berlinale.
The 'male virus' symptoms were modeled on actual testosterone studies—von Alberti consulted endocrinologists for the science.
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