Coming Out
In the end, you have to follow your heart.
Rating: 6.6 out of 10TMDB(49 votes)
Overview
Philipp, a closeted teacher, is dating a female colleague to keep up appearances. One night he stumbles into a gay bar and falls for a man. Transformed by this love, he is no longer afraid to face up to who he is.
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Awards
Won the Teddy Award and the Silver Bear
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Filming locations
Filmed in Berlin
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Setting
Set in Berlin
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Music
Music by Stefan Carow
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Martin Schlesinger
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Erika RichterWriter
- Wolfram WittWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 9, 1989
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- East Germany
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Cast
Matthias FreihofPhilipp Klarmann
Dagmar ManzelTanja
Dirk KummerMatthias
Michael GwisdekAchim
Werner DisselÄlterer Homosexueller Walter
Gudrun RitterFrau Möllemann / Serviererin
Walfriede SchmittPhilipps Mutter Frau Klarmann
Axel WandtkeJakob
Pierre Sanoussi-BlissAraber- René SchmidtJunger Mann im Park
- Thomas GumpertLarry
- Ursula StaackÜppige
- Robert HummelLutz
- Horst ZiethenSchmächtiger
- Gertraud KreissigSchuldirektorin
Gudrun OkrasAnnemarie
Dieter OkrasEgbert- Joachim PapeÄlterer Herr
- Cornelia SchirmerIrina
- Maria PlanitzerOberärztin
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