Great Freedom

Great Freedom

2021•1h 56m•7.3/10

DramaRomanceCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(200)

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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Production

FreibeuterFilm, Rohfilm

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Franz Rogowski

Franz Rogowski

Hans Hoffmann

Georg Friedrich

Georg Friedrich

Viktor

Anton von Lucke

Anton von Lucke

Leo Giese

Thomas Prenn

Thomas Prenn

Oskar

Thomas Stecher

Thomas Stecher

Guard 1968

Alfred Hartung

Alfred Hartung

Guard 1945

Thomas Wehling

Guard 1957

Mex Schlüpfer

Mex Schlüpfer

Buddy Viktor

David Burnell IV

David Burnell IV

Ally

Fabian Stumm

Fabian Stumm

Police Officer

Joachim Schönfeld

Guard

Klaus Huhle

Klaus Huhle

Judge

Andreas Patton

Andreas Patton

Prosecutor

Daniel Wagner

Daniel Wagner

Criminal defense attorney

Ulrich Faßnacht

Sanitary room attendant

Johannes Cramer

American soldier

Dan Lestrade

Barkeeper

Ernst Sigot

Gay man at the toilet

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