1981 | West Germany | Fiction

No Mercy, No Future

  • Gerrman English 110 mins
  • Director | Helma Sanders-Brahms
  • Writer | Rita G., Helma Sanders-Brahms
  • Producer | Helma Sanders-Brahms

STATUS: Released

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Doctors say that Veronika, a woman in her 20s, is schizophrenic. She is compliant, which makes her an easy target for men. She's religious, believing she is God's favorite child; she searches for Jesus. She has sent a letter to a filmmaker suggesting her life as the subject for a movie. We see her raped than take up with a series of men she believes are Jesus, each willing or insistent on sex. A young man with his own crisis of faith invites her to join a cult. We see her involuntarily committed to an asylum from time to time where medication and constraints await. Her wealthy parents are helpless. Will a medical professional ever talk to her? If one did, would it help?

Psychosis Religion Vulnerability Identity Oppression