''Fluidø'' is a 2017 German

science fiction film Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial lifeforms, spacecraft, robots, cyborgs, interstell ...

directed by

Shu Lea Cheang Shu Lea Cheang () (born April 13, 1954) is a Taiwanese-American artist and filmmaker who lived and worked in New York City in the 1980s and 90s, until relocating to the EuroZone in 2000. Cheang received a BA in history from the National Taiwan ...

. It was screened in the Panorama section at the

67th Berlin International Film Festival The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as President of the Jury. '' Django'', directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to th ...

. Set in the 2060s, the film depicts a world in which

HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ...

has been fully eradicated."All Films at the 31st TEDDY AWARD"

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, January 31, 2017. In some people, however, the virus has mutated into a gene which can be extracted to create a new psychoactive

drug A drug is any chemical substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed. Drugs are typically distinguished from food and substances that provide nutritional support. Consumption of drugs can be via inhal ...

, leading to the creation of an extensive underground network of

human trafficking Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. This may encompass providing a spouse in the context of forced marriage, or the extr ...

to capture the carriers of this mutation in order to manufacture the drug.

Cast

Caprice Crawford Caprice, from the Italian ''capriccio'', may refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Caprice'' (1913 film), a film starring Mary Pickford * ''Caprices'' (film), a 1942 French comedy film * ''Caprice'' (1967 film), a film starring Richard Harris ...

as Madame X * William E. Morris as DI for Diva *

Kristina Marlen Kristina may refer to: Places *the Swedish name of Ristiina, a town in Finland People *the Swedish name of Christina of Sweden * Kristina (born 1987), Slovak singer * Kristina Adolphson (born 1937), Swedish actress * Kristina Apgar (born 1985), ...

as Eva

References

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* 2017 films 2017 science fiction films 2017 LGBT-related films Gay-related films German science fiction films English-language German films German LGBT-related films LGBT-related science fiction films HIV/AIDS in German films 2010s English-language films 2010s German films {{2010s-sf-film-stub