No Mercy, No Future

No Mercy, No Future

103 mins | Drama | Nov. 18, 1981

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 then 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?

No Mercy, No Future

103 mins | Drama | Nov. 18, 1981

No Mercy, No Future
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 then 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?
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Helma Sanders-Brahms Filmproduktion, Mainline
Original title Die Berührte
Directors Rolf Kastin, Christa Ritter, Helma Sanders-Brahms
Writers Helma Sanders-Brahms

Cast

Elisabeth Stepanek

as Veronika Christoph

Nguyen Chi Danh

as Der Erste

Karl Heinz Reimann

as God's Child

Jorge Reis

as Demba

Carola Regnier

as Doctor

Abdel Wahed Askar

as Ibrahim / Salem

Curt Curtini

as Magician

Erika Dannhoff

as The Dancing Death

Hasan Hasan

as Monsef

Harald Hoedt

as Countess

Irmgard Mellinger

as Veronika's Mother

Hubertus von Weyrauch

as Veronika's Father

Erich Koltschack

as Old Man

Nabil Reiroumi

as Sick Man

George Stamkoski

as Greek Man