No Mercy No Future

No Mercy No Future

103 mins | Drama, Thriller, Horror | Oct. 31, 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, Thriller, Horror | Oct. 31, 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 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 Kind Gottes

Jorge Reis

as Demba

Carola Regnier

as Ärztin