Via Appia
“A controversial movie about Brazil's seedy underworld”
4.3/ 10IMDb4.87
19901h 30m
Overview
Frank, a HIV infected former Lufthansa steward, goes back to Rio from Germany with a film crew to look for Mario, a young man with whom he had a one night stand. Before Mario departed the morning after, he left a message scrawled in soap on the bathroom mirror: 'Welcome to the AIDS club'. Frank and his director hire a fast talking hustler named José (Guilherme di Padua) to help them to find Mario who seems alway to have just left whenever they arrive. Via Appia is the nickname of a Rio district where male prostitutes hang out...
Top-billed cast
- PPeter Senner
- GGuilherme de Pádua
- YYves Jansen
- MMargarita Schmidt
- JJosé Carlos Berenguer
- GGustavo Motta
Crew
- Director
- Jochen Hick
- Writer
- Jochen Hick
- Producers
- Norbert Friedländer, Jochen Hick
- Production
- freihändler filmproduktion, Galeria Alaska Productions, ZDF
Frequently asked questions
What is Via Appia rated?
Via Appia has an audience rating of 4.3 out of 10 from 7 votes.
Who directed Via Appia?
Via Appia was directed by Jochen Hick.
When was Via Appia released?
Via Appia was released in 1990.
