7.1
Desert Hearts
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Great Freedom (2021)
November 18, 20211h 56mDE
7.3
197 votes
Overview
In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans Hoffmann is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Nevertheless, over the decades, he continues his quest for freedom and love, even if he finds it in the most unusual places.
Director
Sebastian MeiseWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$219K
Production Companies
FreibeuterFilmRohfilm
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CinemaSerf
7.0It's curious to think that it is only fairly recently (1994!) that West Germany abolished it's odious "paragraph 175" legislation that imposed criminal penalties on homosexual men. Franz Rogowski is "Hoffman", a serial cottager who is frequently imprisoned for breaching this law. The film tells the rather bleak and depressing tale of his life spent behind bars: of his loves whilst there - notably with "Oskar" (Thomas Prenn) and "Leo" (Anton von Lucke); of his developing friendship with the straight and initially hostile "Viktor" (Georg Friedrich) and of the brutality of the prison system that…
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