SCREENING FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 at 7:15 PM
About the film
Tanya and Philipp work together and are both dedicated teachers. They become close and move in together. Tanya is very much in love and gets pregnant. Things get complicated for Philipp when he meets Matthias, however, as they fall passionately in love. Philipp struggles with his identity and what to do; it is hard to overcome years of repressing his sexuality.
The first East German film on homosexuality, it was filmed in part on location at gay hangouts in East Berlin, including the Friedrichshain Volkspark and the gay bars Schoppenstube und Zum Burgfrieden in Prenzlauer Berg. A little gem is a scene with the famous East German trans activist Charlotte von Mahlsdorf.
Coming Out premiered the night the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989. When the news broke that the border between East and West had been opened, the film was stopped and the audience was informed about the event taking place outside the cinema. The vast majority of the audience demanded to see the rest of the film before joining the masses outside.
About the Twin Cities German Film Festival
Ranging from madcap humor to hard hitting topics, the Twin Cities German Film festival highlights the German capital city of Berlin. Presented by the The Germanic-American Institute.
Tickets:
Advance: $10
At the door: $12
