One STD scare collapses a tangled web of affairs into glorious chaos.
Frieda , a therapist, is cheated by her husband Daniel. He makes love with Dorothea. Dorothea is wedded to Philip. Philip has an affair with his scholar Maggie. Maggie is in love to the florist Michael. Michael is married with Barbara. Barbara has a lover, her boss Marko. Marko is engaged with Simone Stern, a singer. Simone loves Leon. All of these secret liaisons could be undiscovered, if Simone Stern wouldn't be anxious to suffer from Aids. Without waiting for the test results, she informs her fiancé Marco about her apprehension of being Positive. Within a few hours the fear of being infected by the disease circulates in this group of people. Lies get transparent, secrets are uncovered, relations break up, Philip even has to pay his flam on his wife with his live.
Writing
Ridiculously intricate affair chain reaction plotting.
Acting
Committed melodrama from entire ensemble.
Director
Silvia Vas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Silvia Vas is primarily known as an actress; this remains her sole feature directorial credit.
The title references the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta about a ridiculous execution threat cascading through social hierarchy—fitting for this bourgeois Vienna where professional status protects philandering until it doesn't.
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