Top billed cast

1. 

   Franz Rogowski

   Hans Hoffmann

2. 

   Georg Friedrich

   Viktor

3. 

   Anton von Lucke

   Leo Giese

4. 

   Thomas Prenn

   Oskar

5. 

   Thomas Stecher

   Guard 1968

6. 

   Alfred Hartung

   Guard 1945

7. 

   Thomas Wehling

   Guard 1957

8. 

   Mex Schlüpfer

   Buddy Viktor

9. 

   David Burnell IV

   Ally

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-04-16

It's curious to think that it is only fairly recently (1994!) that West Germany abolished it's odious "paragraph 175" legislation that imposed criminal penalties on homosexual men. Franz Rogowski is "Hoffman", a serial cottager who is frequently imprisoned for breaching this law. The film tells the rather bleak and depressing tale of his life spent behind bars: of his loves whilst there - notably with "Oskar" (Thomas Prenn) and "Leo" (Anton von Lucke); of his developing friendship with the straight and initially hostile "Viktor" (Georg Friedrich) and of the brutality of the prison system that ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$218,511.00

Keywords

• prison
• post war germany
• love
• male homosexuality
• lgbt
• gay theme