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An East German film, directed by Heiner Carow and written by Wolfram Witt, “Coming out” is one of the last films made by DEFA, the East German state film studio, and the only one it made that dealt with issues around homosexuality. Film’s lead character – Philip, a closeted teacher is dating a female collegue to keep up appearances. One night, by ‘accident’ he stumbles into a gay bar, meets and promptly falls in love with a young man. Transformed by this love he is no longer afraid to face up to who he is.
Director: Heiner Carow Starring: Matthias Freihof, Dirk Kummer, Dagmar Manzel
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