Via Appia

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A controversial movie about Brazil's seedy underworld

Released September 01, 1990

Overview

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...

Runtime

1h 30m


Origin Country

Germany


Original Language

German


Original Title

Via Appia


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • Germany

Spoken Languages

  • English
  • Deutsch (German)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Español (Spanish)

Production Companies

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    freihändler filmproduktion

    Germany

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    Galeria Alaska Productions

    Germany

  • logo for ZDF

    ZDF

    Germany

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