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Great Freedom (German: Große Freiheit) is a 2021 drama film directed by Sebastian Meise . In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, the film won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section.
May 6, 2022 · Hans is a gay man who is repeatedly arrested and imprisoned under Paragraph 175, a law that criminalizes homosexuality in post-war Germany. The film follows his life and his relationship with his cellmate Viktor over three decades.
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- Drama
- Sebastian Meise
- 2022-05-06
Jan 25, 2022 · 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 ...
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- MUBI
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
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.
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.
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...
