The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic89/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
210 audience votes
Key crew
- Sebastian MeiseDirector
- Sebastian MeiseScreenplay
- Thomas ReiderScreenplay
- Peter BrötzmannOriginal Music Composer
- Nils Petter MolværOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Franz RogowskiHans Hoffmann
- Georg FriedrichViktor
- Anton von LuckeLeo Giese
- Thomas PrennOskar
- Thomas StecherGuard 1968
- Alfred HartungGuard 1945
- Thomas WehlingGuard 1957
- Mex SchlüpferBuddy Viktor
- David Burnell IVAlly
- Fabian StummPolice Officer
- Joachim SchönfeldGuard
- Klaus HuhleJudge