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Die Konsequenz (1977)

Die Konsequenz poster
Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
12
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man falls in love with a teenage boy he meets at work, leading to a secret relationship. Their bond faces pressure from society and the law in 1970s West Germany.

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What happens

Die Konsequenz (The Consequence) is a 1977 West German made for television film directed and co-written by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Jürgen Prochnow and Ernst Hannawald. The screenplay is an adaptation of the 1975 autobiographical novel of the same name by Alexander Ziegler, who also co-wrote with Petersen. The film premiered on ARD on 8 November 1977. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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