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Coming Out

Play trailer Poster for Coming Out 1989,  1h 49m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A young teacher (Mathias Freihof) is torn between his feelings for a female friend (Dagmar Manzel) and a transvestite (Dirk Kummer).

Critics Reviews

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Bruce C. Steele OutWeek Jun 9, 2020
Line up early...the film has a sharp emotional power without giving in to its own melodramatic impulses... Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 17, 2005
2/5
John A. Nesbit outrate.net Apr 25, 2003
3/5
historical context is its great claim to fame Go to Full Review
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Hermione S Jun 4, 2018 The only gay-themed film ever made in East Germany, first shown during the opening of the border between East and West, and a triumph of casting and mood, even if it seems that the director just gets tired of telling his story after a while and decides to end it with no conclusion. See more
Kylo R Feb 7, 2017 A deeply moving film about the difficulties of asserting a gay identity in a conformist society (way beyond the socialist background). One of the last great DEFA production, shot just before the fall of the Berlin Wall. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Heiner Carow

Director

Mathias Freihof

Philipp Klarmann

Dagmar Manzel

Tanja

Dirk Kummer

Matthias

Michael Gwisdek

Achim

Werner Dissel

älterer Herr

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Coming Out

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young teacher (Mathias Freihof) is torn between his feelings for a female friend (Dagmar Manzel) and a transvestite (Dirk Kummer).
Director
Heiner Carow
Screenwriter
Erika Richter, Wolfram Witt
Production Co
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 10, 1989, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 12, 2001
Runtime
1h 49m
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