Selbstversuch
Johanna is a dedicated female scientist in a near-future world. Her research team develops a drug called "Petersein masculinum 199," capable of transforming a woman into a man. Driven by scientific curiosity and an unrequited love for her cold project leader, Professor Peters, Johanna volunteers as the first human test subject.The chemical process succeeds, and she becomes a man named Johann Anders. However, the physical triumph quickly turns into a psychological crisis. As Johann, she experiences the world from a male perspective and is shocked by what she finds. The men around her live in a world of emotional detachment, power struggles, and casual sexism.When Johann sees how the Professor emotionally mistreats his own daughter, the illusion shatters. Horrified by the lack of empathy required to thrive in this patriarchal society, Johann ends the experiment on day 29. She chooses to change back into a woman, rejecting the toxic male world.
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Genres
Science Fiction
Drama
Release
1990-01-21
Cast
Johanna Schall
Johanna
Silvia Mißbach
Anna
Katrin Klein
Irene
Andrea Solter
Beate
Henry Hübchen
Bertram
Michael Schweighöfer
Rüdiger
Ute Lubosch
Frau des Professors
Hansjürgen Hürrig
Professor
Heidrun Perdelwitz
Sekretärin
Bernd Michael Lade
Kybernetiker
Christine Schorn
Mutter Johannas
Wilfried Pucher
Vater Johannas
Joachim Tomaschewsky
Holm Henning Freier
Nadja Schulz
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