When this film aired on NBC on November 11, 1985, it was the first television film to deal exclusively with the consequences of the AIDS pandemic. The first cases of a new immune deficiency disease had become known since 1981, which in the 1980s meant a virtual death sentence for those affected. Incidentally, the now world-famous Dr. Anthony Fauci involved. This important film was first broadcast on April 6, 1987 on the then West German television station ZDF.
The film is about the young and successful Michael (Aidan Quinn) learning that he has AIDS. He tells this to his parents (terrific: Gena Rowlands and Ben Gazzara) and is confronted with different reactions as the story progresses. Sylvia Sidney and D. W. Moffett also appear in roles. This film is convincingly acted and is an important contemporary document from the early years of the AIDS pandemic.
Lead actor Aidan Quinn (*1959) was best known at the time from the film "Susan...desperately seeking!" (1985), which featured the up-and-coming US singer Madonna (*1958) in a significant supporting role. The year 1985 was the year in which MegaStar Madonna's meteoric rise also began in German-speaking countries. For example, her early hit "Into the Groove" could also be heard in the film.
The film is about the young and successful Michael (Aidan Quinn) learning that he has AIDS. He tells this to his parents (terrific: Gena Rowlands and Ben Gazzara) and is confronted with different reactions as the story progresses. Sylvia Sidney and D. W. Moffett also appear in roles. This film is convincingly acted and is an important contemporary document from the early years of the AIDS pandemic.
Lead actor Aidan Quinn (*1959) was best known at the time from the film "Susan...desperately seeking!" (1985), which featured the up-and-coming US singer Madonna (*1958) in a significant supporting role. The year 1985 was the year in which MegaStar Madonna's meteoric rise also began in German-speaking countries. For example, her early hit "Into the Groove" could also be heard in the film.