Great Freedom (2021)

Original title

Große Freiheit

Directed by

Sebastian Meise

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Germany, Austria

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

16

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 203 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is repeatedly imprisoned in post-war Germany for his homosexuality. The story follows his decades-long bond with a fellow inmate.

slow-burnmelancholicintimatetensebleakpoignantfocusedquietly devastating

What happens

Great Freedom (German: Große Freiheit) is a 2021 drama film co-written and directed by Sebastian Meise. It was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, which won the Jury Prize in the same section. It won the Golden Giraldillo at the Seville European Film Festival. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, and on 22 December 2021, it was shortlisted for the award ceremony. The film was released theatrically on 18 November 2021 in Germany by Piffl Medien and the following day in Austria by Filmladen Filmverleih. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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