At the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, those affected and the most vulnerable in society were not happy — so why should this film be happy? This poignant and informative short film explores fact and fiction: the unofficial “monkey theory” and medical experiments on children with Down syndrome, as well as American research and naked prisoners in ice baths.

In 1986, the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare commissioned Andersson to make a short film about HIV, which was screened in schools and medical institutions a year later. The Board was sceptical about the director’s factual sources. Significantly, however, it was this commissioned film that allowed the director to develop his own style – it has been cited as an important milestone, later gaining international acclaim.