Antares

Asked about the explicit sex scenes between Petra Morzé and Andreas Patton, director Götz Spielmann said he chose actors in whom he sensed the courage and curiosity necessary for this task. "I told them I wanted them to go as far as possible, without taboos. We'd find out how far that was when we got there. Then for two days we talked through the scenes point by point, in complete detail and without inhibitions, discussed every second of these scenes - completely and candidly. What does the character feel, what gets him/her excited, why? What kind of power relationships are at work? At what point do they change? And so on... What turned out well - and this is what is often the problem in sex scenes - is that the actors were always aware that they were characters, that they were playing the story and sexuality of characters. That gives you protection, lets you take greater risks. Because of this, the shoots were very exciting and sometimes really moving."

There are three different versions of the film. Runtimes are: "1h 45m (105 min), 1h 59m (119 min) (Switzerland), 1h 55m (115 min) (Hong Kong)".