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Great Freedom

Movie
2021
1h 56m
German
Drama, Romance
In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans Hoffmann is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Nevertheless, over the decades, he continues his quest for freedom and love, even if he finds it in the most unusual places.
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7.3
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Great Freedom (2021) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
95

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Franz Rogowski
Hans Hoffmann
Thomas Stecher
Guard 1968
Alfred Hartung
Guard 1945
Thomas Wehling
Guard 1957
Mex Schlpfer
Buddy Viktor
Fabian Stumm
Police Officer
Andreas Patton
Prosecutor
Daniel Wagner
Criminal defense attorney
Ulrich Fanacht
Sanitary room attendant
Johannes Cramer
American soldier
Dan Lestrade
Barkeeper
Ernst Sigot
Gay man at the toilet
Directed By: Sebastian Meise
Written By: Sebastian Meise (Screenplay), Thomas Reider (Screenplay)

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smallclone says...
3 years ago
A very fine film spanning several timelines that follows the life of a gay man 'Hans' in post war Germany. The harsh reality that homosexuality was an offence punishable by jail time is really brought home by the director Sebastian Meise who also co wrote this incredibly effective screenplay. What stands out though are the two central performances by Franz Rogowski (Hans) and Georg Friedrich (Viktor). Even the make up to make them look aged at certain points is tremendous and really aids their acting. The film isn't an easy one to watch as most of it is set in a German jail, therefore it comes with your expected amount of violence and brutality. But the beautiful moments rise so high that this film will live long in the memory. There is one particular scene in the prison courtyard involving Hans and Viktor that is just flawless and surely one of the scenes of the year. It's a film that explores whether freedom for some is being institutionalized and not on the outside, and while that is a well trodden path in cinema, it's rarely been portrayed as beautiful as this.
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moonilism says...
one year ago
This movie was funnier than I expected. [spoiler]The ending was funny too, but very tonally different. I thought it was a weird decision and didn't really fit with the rest of the movie.[/spoiler] However, I enjoyed this movie a lot and found the lead performances to be excellent.
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Saint Pauly
6/10  3 years ago
Like a sharpened pencil with no paper, Great Freedom has a point but nothing to say.

This Austrian film about a man who's constantly in prison due to his homosexuality (the film is set in Germany, where homosexuality was decriminalized in 1969) excels in many areas: most notably a tour de force p More
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