Die Menschenliebe

Maximilian Haslberger
Germany | 2014 | 98 min
World premiere
Language : German
Subtitles : English, French

Two parallel lives of disabled people. Jochen stalks prostitutes. And he believes it is fine. Sven on the other hand is a free spirit. And he has a vivid sex life. The downside: he has to pay for sex. A story about fantastic realities and real utopias. An unusual and bold film. An erotic essay on the boundaries of freedom in contemporary western society, The Humanitarians is as provocative as it is… sexy.

Two parallel lives in one film. Two lives that could not be more different from one another and that exist outside the limits of what is considered acceptable, intertwined in the grand scheme of desire and accomplishment of the self. Jochen stalks prostitutes. His sister would rather see him make friends with girls at the workshop for disabled people. Sven on the other hand is a free spirit. And he has a vivid sex life. The downside: the intercourses he has are not for free. But he is more than happy to pay for his pleasure. And he does not make any differences between boys and girls. He enjoys it all. A story about fantastic realities and real utopias, a story about emancipation. A sexually charged film that challenges our notions of desire and identity and that dares to tread seldom walked-down paths. An erotic essay on the boundaries of freedom in contemporary western society, The Humanitarians is as provocative as it is… sexy. An unusual and bold film about the ways our bodies, beyond any disabilities, reshape the landscape of what is socially acceptable.

Giona A. Nazzaro

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