Nov 09, 1989
113 min
Full-HD

Coming Out (1989)

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.

Category

Drama Romance

Country

East Germany

Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Matthias Freihof

Philipp Klarmann

Dagmar Manzel

Tanja

Dirk Kummer

Matthias

Michael Gwisdek

Achim

Werner Dissel

Älterer Homosexueller Walter

Gudrun Ritter

Frau Möllemann / Serviererin

Walfriede Schmitt

Philipps Mutter Frau Klarmann

Axel Wandtke

Jakob

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