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I had discovered Barbara Auer in her other film "Preis der Freiheit", and therefore was directly attracted to this film. Auer's performance is really just splendid, she brought the disappointment and shock of the woman after discovering her HIV infection very well home. I see great talent in this actress. Enjoyable and convincing movie, story and performance.

I thought the movie would be worth it, but to be honest: go look for something else. The viewer is snatched from one scene to the other with no connection / no context, and the story is so badly explained / non-understandable that it all makes no sense. I don't know what good the other reviewer saw in the sound design, but I've never seen such an obnoxious sound track (and I work in acoustics) - a very low-frequency near-infrasound rumbling is played throughout nearly the whole movie, which quickly becomes unnerving, especially since it has absolutely no connection to the scenes. I guess the director wanted the movie to accompany the protagonist's descent into depression, but the whole was very badly "orchestrated", to choose a fitting term. Not recommended.

I simply thought of watching this film because I already knew Christiane Hörbiger's excellent acting , and accordingly expected the film to be enjoyable, but honestly I was positively overwhelmed by how good it was ! The film largely surpassed my expectations. Not only is Hörbiger's acting very convincing, but so was everyone else's, especially the teenage kid playing the second role. I could hardly find a main role that was less then splendidly convincing.

The film deserves special attention because it sheds light on our existing prejudices and how we handle or go beyond them, all the while presenting a story you can immediately connect to due to convincing acting and very likeable characters.

I don't know why the other reviewer rated the film so poorly, I absolutely disagree as that would be grossly unfair - this is a hidden gem!