(Via Appia)

Content: Frank, a HIV infected former Lufthansa steward, goes back to Rio from Germany with a film crew to look for Mario, a young man with whom he had a one night stand. Before Mario departed the morning after, he left a message scrawled in soap on the bathroom mirror: 'Welcome to the AIDS club'. Frank and his director hire a fast talking hustler named José (Guilherme di Padua) to help them to find Mario who seems alway to have just left whenever they arrive. Via Appia is the nickname of a Rio district where male prostitutes hang out...

Countries:

Germany

Genres:

Adventure,

Drama,

Romance

Runtime:

90 minutes

Year:

1990

Directors:

Jochen Hick

Production companies:

freihändler filmproduktion,

Galeria Alaska Productions,

ZDF

Actors:

Frank

José

Regisseur

Lucia

Sergio

Crews:

Cinematography

Producer

Music

Director

Writer