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Great Freedom

2021-11-18 Drama 1hr 56m

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.

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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.

  • Released
    2021-11-18
  • Revenue
    $218,511
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 56m
  • Genre
    Drama, Romance, Crime
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Deutsch, English, Español
  • imdb-logo
    7.5
  • Production
    FreibeuterFilm, Rohfilm

Crew

Sebastian Meise
Director
Thomas Reider
Screenplay
Oliver Neumann
Producer
Keywords:
prison post war germany love male homosexuality lgbt gay theme

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Cast

Franz Rogowski

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Hans Hoffmann
Georg Friedrich

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Viktor
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Leo Giese
Thomas Prenn

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Oskar
Thomas Stecher

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David Burnell IV

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Ally
Fabian Stumm

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Police Officer
Joachim Schönfeld

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Guard
Klaus Huhle

Klaus Huhle
Judge
Andreas Patton

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Prosecutor
Daniel Wagner

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Ulrich Faßnacht

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Sanitary room attendant
Johannes Cramer

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American soldier
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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-04-16

It's curious to think that it is only fairly recently (1994!) that West Germany abolished it's odious "paragraph 175" legislation that impos... read more

It'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 reduced his quality of life to little more than that of street vermin. Rogowski (who reminds me a little of Joaquin Phoenix) is on good form as the story pans out; his character runs an whole gamut of emotions from love, despair, frustration and - very occasionally - joy, he even thinks of breaking out! By the time he is declared "legal", the character has become so institutionalised that freedom is nowhere near as attractive as he had expected it to be. It's not an easy film to watch, this one - made more potent by the fact the for much of the period he spent incarcerated, there were American soldiers guarding the jail too! The pace is slow, and the narrative switches timelines from time to time, so I needed to concentrate, but it is worth it if you are remotely interested in the ordeals of a man jailed just for being gay!

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A Review by CinemaSerf

It'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 frequ...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-04-16

It'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 "...

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