Liebe ohne Angst (''Love without fear'') is a 1989

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public-education documentary film, directed by Frank Rinnelt. It is 25 minutes long. It was the only

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prevention film made in East Germany. It was produced by

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film studios on commission for the

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in Dresden.Love Without Fear (Liebe ohne Angst)
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DEFA Library website
Retrieved 7 July 2018 It includes discussion with young people and some erotic scenes. It does not focus on homosexuality.Sex, Gender and Videotape:Love, Eroticisim and Romance in East Germany
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University of Massachusetts news archive
Retrieved 7 July 2018

Synopsis

The film follows a young filmmaker as she goes to a blood bank to have an AIDS test, while she reflects in a

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style on her own sex life. She interviews a doctor at the blood bank. The film also follows the AIDS prevention group ''Aidsgesprächskreises'' (English: ''AIDS discussion circle'') at a disco as they discuss AIDS prevention and shows the ignorance and embarrassment of some young people about the disease. An AIDS expert explains how the disease is transmitted via exchange of body fluids and clarifies that it is not a "gay disease". The film also interviews an anonymous young man who had recently tested positive and discusses his initial shock and emotions.''Liebe ohne Angst'' on th
Deutsches Hygiene-Museum. eMuseum database
Retrieved 7 July 2018

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