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Nov 9, 1989 · Coming Out: Directed by Heiner Carow. With Matthias Freihof, Dagmar Manzel, Dirk Kummer, Michael Gwisdek. A young teacher in East Berlin struggles with accepting his homosexuality.
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- Drama, Romance
- Heiner Carow
- 1989-11-09
Coming Out is a 1989 East German film directed by Heiner Carow and written by Wolfram Witt which deals with the lead character, a high school teacher, "coming out" and accepting himself as gay. It was the last East German film released to the public prior to the German reunification and one of the last films made by DEFA, the East German state ...
Nov 16, 2021 · Coming Out, the first and only feature film about homosexuality made in East Germany, premiered on Nov. 9, 1989 — the day the Berlin Wall fell.Now, 32 years later, the film, which appears this ...
- Kyle Frackman
Actors. Dagmar Manzel Dirk Kummer Matthias Freihof. Coming Out is a 1989 East German film directed by Heiner Carow and written by Wolfram Witt which deals with the lead character, a high school teacher, “coming out” and accepting himself as gay. It was one the last films made by DEFA, the East German state film studio, and the only feature ...
Matthias Freihof (born 25 November 1961) is a German television actor and director. He has performed in many TV films and series including police drama Siska for 5 years. but also works on live stage performing as an actor and a singer. He is most known for the 1989 East German film Coming Out. He and the film won prizes in several festivals as ...
YearTitleRoleNotes2018Ihr seid natürlich eingeladenStandesbeamter(TV movie)2014Sprung ins LebenDr. Thomas Hopenberg(TV movie)2014Letzte Spur BerlinDr. KirstenTV series, 1 episode2012Nicht mit mir, LieblingWachmann Lutz(TV movie)Jun 12, 2001 · Product Description. Hailed as the first--and only--feature film about gay life ever produced in communist East Germany, and winner of the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival, Coming Out is the "passionate and moving, honestly told" (Planet Out) story of a young high school teacher named Philipp.
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Matthias Freihof's biggest success however was the main role in the former GDR-film 'Coming Out' in 1989. He and the film won prizes in several festivals as best actor and best film as well as "The Silver Bear" in the Berlin Film Festival 1990.