Paragraph 175

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Paragraph 175

2000,

1h 16m,

Documentary

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95%

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500+ Ratings

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Rupert Everett narrates this harrowing documentary about the persecution of homosexuals in the Third Reich, which adds a deeper dimension to Holocaust history. Using an obscure paragraph in Germany's penal code dating back to 1871, the Nazi government arrested gay men, sending them to jail or concentration camps, where they were tortured and murdered. Interviews with aging survivors detail the shift from the social freedoms of the Weimar Republic to the repressive terror imposed by the Nazis.

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John Leonard

New York Magazine/Vulture

Feb 5, 2018

... absorbing documentary...

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Eric Harrison

Houston Chronicle

May 21, 2001

One of the most moving interviews is with Pierre Seel.

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David Fear

culturevulture.net

Jan 1, 2000

Rarely have simple scenes of people reminiscing been so heartbreaking.

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Alabama Forum Staff

Alabama Forum

May 4, 2023

Paragraph 175 combines recent interviews with six of the nine known survivors, some speaking publicly for the first time, and a wealth of archival and personal photographs and film footage taken before the war.

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Ellie Lucas

From the Front Row

Jun 26, 2022

A heartbreaking portrait of an oft-overlooked aspect of the Holocaust that feels eerily timely now.

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Glenn Dunks

The Film Experience

Nov 2, 2020

...casts further tragic light on the experience of LGBTIQ people across history and does so with stark candor.

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Rob Epstein

Director

Jeffrey Friedman

Director

Rupert Everett

Narrator

Sharon Wood

Writer

Janet Cole

Producer

Michael Ehrenzweig

Producer

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Synopsis

Rupert Everett narrates this harrowing documentary about the persecution of homosexuals in the Third Reich, which adds a deeper dimension to Holocaust history. Using an obscure paragraph in Germany's penal code dating back to 1871, the Nazi government arrested gay men, sending them to jail or concentration camps, where they were tortured and murdered. Interviews with aging survivors detail the shift from the social freedoms of the Weimar Republic to the repressive terror imposed by the Nazis.

Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Producer: Janet Cole, Michael Ehrenzweig, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Screenwriter: Sharon Wood
Distributor: New Yorker Films, Films Transit International [ca/nl/us]
Production Co: HBO Theatrical Documentary, Channel Four Films, Cinemax, Telling Pictures, Zero Film GmbH, Zero Gravity Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 2000, Original
Release Date (DVD): Jul 23, 2002
Box Office (Gross USA): $96.2K
Runtime: 1h 16m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Surround

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