Yearning for Sodom

Original title: Sehnsucht nach Sodom
Duration: 45 min
Release date: 1989-03-21
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Made during the last months of actor Kurt Raab, who died of AIDS in 1988. Raab, who had worked in both theatre and film, most notably with Fassbinder, was in the process of making a series of video sketches for a new production when he learned that he had AIDS. Despite his deteriorating health, and with the caring support of his friend Hans Hirshmuller, he carried on working. This tape is his last testimony.

Documentary

Sehnsucht nach Sodom

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