Where to find it: Since movie streams differ by country, I won't put links here, but I watched it on German Amazon Prime.
What is it, in summary?: In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans is imprisoned again and again under Paragraph 175, a law criminalizing homosexuality. Over the course of decades, he develops an unlikely yet tender bond with his cellmate Viktor, a convicted murderer.
What do you love about it?: It's raw and honest and doesn't pull its punches. The two main characters aren't easily liked, but as they grow to care for each other, so does the viewer. It's a rough love, but deep when it finally fights its way to the surface for both of them. The movie is also about the consequences of making love a crime, for this one guy who won't give up on who he is and suffers the consequences again and again. An emotional and touching story. (trailer with english subtitles; there's also a streaming link in the description)
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: Explorations between the lines of canon, and examinations of setting and history.
Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: It's one movie, so I'm leaving this one blank.
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): Homophobia, obviously. Also violence, corporeal punishment, isolation, references to the holocaust and concentration camps, and minor character death.
Great Freedom (movie)
Media: movie
Approx length: ~ two hours
Where to find it: Since movie streams differ by country, I won't put links here, but I watched it on German Amazon Prime.
What is it, in summary?: In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans is imprisoned again and again under Paragraph 175, a law criminalizing homosexuality. Over the course of decades, he develops an unlikely yet tender bond with his cellmate Viktor, a convicted murderer.
What do you love about it?: It's raw and honest and doesn't pull its punches. The two main characters aren't easily liked, but as they grow to care for each other, so does the viewer. It's a rough love, but deep when it finally fights its way to the surface for both of them. The movie is also about the consequences of making love a crime, for this one guy who won't give up on who he is and suffers the consequences again and again. An emotional and touching story. (trailer with english subtitles; there's also a streaming link in the description)
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: Explorations between the lines of canon, and examinations of setting and history.
Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: It's one movie, so I'm leaving this one blank.
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): Homophobia, obviously. Also violence, corporeal punishment, isolation, references to the holocaust and concentration camps, and minor character death.