This production was made as the opening film for the IV International AIDS Conference in Stockholm in June 1988. It gives a broad representation of the global AIDS situation in the late 1980's, and has a particular focus on social structures, poverty and stigma.

Interview with the Italian Catholic priest Guiseppe Brunetta. He talks in English and Italian about prostitution and AIDS in Milan, and discusses contraceptives and the situation for young people in Italy. He also talks about the future concerning Europe and AIDS.

Paulo Cofforino, Professor in Ethics in the University of Milan and member of National AIDS Committee of the Italian Ministry of Health, talks about AIDS in connection with ethics regarding the patients. Location shots: University of Milan