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Great Freedom (2021)

Nov 18, 2021 Drama, Romance, Crime 1h 56m
73%
User Score
7.5/10
97%
89/100

Overview

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.

Sebastian Meise
Director
Thomas Reider
Screenplay

Top Billed 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
Thomas Wehling

Guard 1957
Mex Schlüpfer
Mex Schlüpfer

Buddy Viktor
David Burnell IV
David Burnell IV

Ally

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Media

In Conversation with Sebastian Meise & Franz Rogowski
In Conversation with Sebastian Meise & Franz Rogowski
Featurette
Official International Trailer #2
Official International Trailer #2
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Official International Trailer
Official International Trailer
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Official International Teaser
Official International Teaser
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Trailer
Trailer
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Clip
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Teaser
Teaser
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Reviews

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on April 16, 2024

It's curious to think that it is only fairly recently (1994!) that West Germany abolished it's odious "paragraph 175" legislation that imposed criminal penalties on homosexual men. Franz Rogowski is "Hoffman", a serial cottager who is frequently imprisoned for breaching this law. The film tells the rather bleak and depressing tale of his life spent behind bars: of his loves whilst there - notably with "Oskar" (Thomas Prenn) and "Leo" (Anton von Lucke); of his developing friendship with the straight and initially hostile "Viktor" (Georg Friedrich) and of the brutality of the prison system that reduced his quality of life to little more than that of street vermin. Rogowski (who reminds me a little of Joaquin Phoenix) is on good form as the story pans out; his character runs an whole gamut of...

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