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Relax

A person's intense anxiety about contracting HIV leads him to engage in excessive self-cleaning habits, causing tension with his partner who tries to alleviate his fears and persuade him to get tested.

A gay man, Steve, lives with his loving partner Ned, but his anxiety about possibly having HIV consumes him. Despite Ned's reassurance, Steve's obsession with cleanliness and fear of the unknown drive him to get tested. The five-day wait for results is agonizing, filled with arguments, vivid dreams and, worst-case scenarios.

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Info about Relax

Studio(s): Channel 4 Television, British Film Institute Production Board

Originally Released: United States, Feb 01, 1991

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Short