Coming Out
1989 · Movie · 113 min · ★ 6.5
Philipp, 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.
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Details
- Years
- 1989
- Release date
- 1989-11-09
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 113 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (46 votes)
Themes
- coming out
- sexuality
- east berlin
- teacher
- male homosexuality
- in the closet
- high school teacher
- lgbt
- repressed sexuality
- gay theme
- gay relationship
Awards & recognition
- Silver Bear
- Teddy Award
Cast & crew
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
Walfriede Schmitt
as Philipps Mutter Frau Klarmann
Axel Wandtke
as Jakob
Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss
as Araber
- RS
René Schmidt
as Junger Mann im Park
Directed by Heiner Carow