Coming Out + Introduction
Thursday 18 January, 2024 5.35pm
Hailed as the first and only feature about gay life ever produced by communist East Germany, Coming Out premiered on the night the Berlin Wall opened, 9 November 1989.As a boy, Philipp was strongly attracted to his best friend, but he put that behind him to live within the ‘norm’. He meets a shy girl who falls for him, and soon the couple are sharing an apartment. But Philipp cannot deny his passionate desire for a young man. After years of repressing his sexuality, he finally accepts himself for who he truly is.Screening as part of FOKUS: Films from Germany.
Tickets: £6.50
GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
This section: Cinema, LGBT Glasgow
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