Coming Out

Romance/LGBTQIA+, GDR 1989

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Philipp and Tanja work as teachers at the same school. Both have great fun working with the students and try not only to stubbornly follow the curriculum, but also to gain the trust of their students. Their shared enjoyment of the profession allows the two to become closer in private. Tanja falls in love with Philpp and is happy in the relationship. Philipp also feels comfortable around her, but an encounter with a childhood friend reminds him of his homosexuality. His parents had tried to suppress this at the time. Philipp finally meets Matthias in a gay bar. The two men fall passionately in love with each other. But Philipp does not have the courage to tell his girlfriend Tanja the truth and so he lives a lie to her and also to Matthias. Only in a long painful process does he learn to accept himself and to be honest. Is it then already too late for his love for Matthias?
109 min
HD
FSK 12
Audio language:
German
Subtitles:
English

Awards

National Feature Film Festival of the GDR 1990: Best Young Actor

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Director:

Heiner Carow

Composer:

Stefan Carow

Sound Design:

Konrad Walle

Editor:

Evelyn Carow

Cast:

Matthias Freihof (Philipp)

Dagmar Manzel (Tanja)

Dirk Kummer (Matthias)

Michael Gwisdek (Achim)

Axel Wandtke (Jakob)

Original title:

Coming Out

Original language:

German

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

FSK 12

Audio language:

German

Subtitles:

English