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May 6, 2022 · A film about Hans, a gay man who is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, a law that criminalizes homosexuality in post-war Germany. He forms a bond with his cellmate Viktor, a murderer, and faces decades of oppression and violence.
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- Drama
- Sebastian Meise
- 2022-05-06
Great Freedom (German: Große Freiheit) is a 2021 drama film directed by Sebastian Meise . [3] In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. [4] At Cannes, the film won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section. [5]
In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans is imprisoned again and again under Paragraph 175, a law criminalizing homosexuality. Over the course of decades, he develops an unlikely yet tender bond with his cellmate Viktor, a convicted murderer.
Great Freedom is a 2022 drama that depicts the life of Hans, a gay man who is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, a law that criminalized homosexuality in Germany. The film follows his relationship with Viktor, a murderer, and his struggle for freedom and dignity.
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- Franz Rogowski
- Sebastian Meise
- Drama
GREAT FREEDOM. A searing depiction of love in the face of injustice, directed by Sebastian Meise and starring Franz Rogowski. GREAT FREEDOM is now streaming exclusively in the US, Canada,...
- 2 min
- 148.2K
- MUBI
Mar 4, 2022 · A drama about a gay Jewish man imprisoned in Austria for violating anti-homosexuality laws after World War II. The film explores his relationships, struggles and survival in a society that hates him and wants him to suffer.
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Mar 3, 2022 · Low key, affecting and insistently unsentimental, “Great Freedom” is a fictional story of resistance against this inhumane law, a story of salvation told one caress and sexual...