Coming Out
– Reportedly the first film to come out of East Germany to deal openly with gay issues. Philipp, a clo..
Reportedly the first film to come out of East Germany to deal openly with gay issues. Philipp, a closeted teacher is dating a female collegue to keep up appearances. One night, by 'accident' he stumbles into a gay bar, meets and promptly falls in love with a young man. Transformed by this love he is no longer afraid to face up to who he is.
10 Nov 1989
German
Heiner Carow
Erika Richter (dramatisation), Wolfram Witt (scenario)
Matthias Freihof, Dagmar Manzel, Dirk Kummer, Michael Gwisdek
Reportedly the first film to come out of East Germany to deal openly with gay issues. Philipp, a closeted teacher is dating a female collegue to keep up appearances. One night, by 'accident' he stumbles into a gay bar, meets and promptly falls in love with a young man. Transformed by this love he is no longer afraid to face up to who he is.report
4 wins & 1 nomination.
Deutsche Film (DEFA)