Er Moretto - Von Lieben leben (1984): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1984, Er Moretto - Von Lieben leben is a drama film directed by Simon Bischoff, running about 85 minutes.

What it’s about. The exploitation of young men as prostitutes in the district around the Roman coliseum is the focus of Simon Bischoff's documentary and fiction piece that spares no close-up view of male anatomy. This latter trait reveals just as much about the tenor of this film as it does about the body. Several years earlier, Bischoff met the main 17-year-old protagonist here, "Er Moretto," when he was just a 13-year-old runaway. The intervening years show how he changed into a streetwise vendor of sex, and Bischoff also details how the 17-year-old is picked up by a middle-aged man to be his companion. Fiction segments do not fare as well as the documentary aspects of this work, which in the end, seems at least ambiguous, if not questionable, in its intent.

Who’s in it. Er Moretto - Von Lieben leben stars Alevino Di Silvio as Franco, Franco Mazzieri as Vampir, Vinicio Diamanti as Tunte and Ciro Cascina as Schamane, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.7/10, Er Moretto - Von Lieben leben has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Er Moretto - Von Lieben leben page.

If you liked it. Fans of Er Moretto - Von Lieben leben tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.