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An interesting cast fills out this solemn production based on the play by Martin Sherman (who also wrote the screenplay). During WWII, a Berlin homosexual is caught up in the Nazi hysteria. After being forced to kill his lover, he is placed in a prison camp, where he lies so he will be classified as Jewish rather than .. Read more
| Starring | Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, Ian McKellen, Mick Jagger |
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| Director | Sean Mathias |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
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An interesting cast fills out this solemn production based on the play by Martin Sherman (who also wrote the screenplay). During WWII, a Berlin homosexual is caught up in the Nazi hysteria. After being forced to kill his lover, he is placed in a prison camp, where he lies so he will be classified as Jewish rather than homosexual. After a series a constitution-breaking incidents, his love for a fellow male prisoner brings him to admit his true nature. Features Mick Jagger in a brief role as a drag queen.
| Starring | Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, Ian McKellen, Mick Jagger, Jude Law, Suzanne Bertish |
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| Director | Sean Mathias |
| Studio | LACE GROUP |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 14 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1997 To Rent: DVD: 13 Sep 2010 Blu-ray: 13 Sep 2010 |
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Gay Pride?
Having been on the Gay Pride March four days ago, I remarked to my friends that we don't need Gay Pride as much today as we have come such a long way? Then ... read more »
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Boring and dry
I'm not quite sure what i expected from this movie, but I thought the acting was dyer, cold and flat.
I really didn't like it. I thought it ... read more »
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proud and dignified
I really enjoyed this film and it stayed with me for a long time. Clive Owen is very good in it as per usual but the actor who plays his love interest in the ... read more »
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Pretty boring and unconvincing
It might work as a stage play, but as a film, it certainly doesn't. I kept watching to see if something would happen, and was utterly bored by the film'... read more »