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6.5Philipp, a closeted teacher, is dating a female colleague to keep up appearances. One night he stumbles into a gay bar and falls for a man. Transformed by this love, he is no longer afraid to face up to who he is.
Released: 1989-11-09113 minDir: Heiner CarowDrama, Romance
Cast
- Matthias Freihof as Philipp Klarmann
- Dagmar Manzel as Tanja
- Dirk Kummer as Matthias
- Michael Gwisdek as Achim
- Werner Dissel as Älterer Homosexueller Walter
- Gudrun Ritter as Frau Möllemann / Serviererin
Themes
- coming out
- sexuality
- east berlin
- teacher
- male homosexuality
- in the closet
- high school teacher
- lgbt
- repressed sexuality
- gay theme
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 945361
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- publication date
- 1989-01-01
- title
- Coming Out
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German Democratic Republic
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Nazism
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Berlin Wall
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German reunification
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Berlin International Film Festival
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East Berlin
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coming out
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Daniel Barenboim
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Alexanderplatz
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Pankow
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Berlin-Mitte
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The Kids Are All Right
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A Fantastic Woman
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gay bar
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Show Me Love
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Friedrichshain
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Lothar Bisky
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Prenzlauer Berg
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Law of Desire
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Categories
1989 films1989 German films1989 German-language films1989 LGBTQ-related filmsDEFA filmsEast German filmsFilms directed by Heiner CarowFilms set in BerlinFilms shot in BerlinFilms that won the Outstanding Artistic Contribution Silver BearGay-related filmsGerman LGBTQ-related filmsLGBTQ-related coming-of-age drama filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date