'Dearest Hans,Of course I love you too.More than anything else.But what shall I say…?I poke letters into a bible with a piece of straw.As if that weren't silly enough, you'll probably never read my words.Since I have no idea how to get the stupid book into your cell.I can't get to you and you can't get to me,that's exactly our problem. It's right in front of us,black on white,with holes in it.We cannot be together.You know that as well as I do,you're just better at fooling yourself.And I don't mean that in a bad way. Without you there would never have been an us. You found me,and through you I found myself.It was like a dream. Remember our day at the lake? You filmed the entire trip, right from the start, every detail. And I didn't want that. What if someone saw? But you didn't care, 'Cause you're fearless. I want to be fearless, too. You once told that you were surprised that you're still alive. See, that's exactly how I feel. The water in the lake was fucking cold by the way. I don't remember if we ever developed the reel. Is it still in the camera?'😭😭😭😭😭😭
Directed by Sebastian Meise
Great Freedom
Große Freiheit
An acclaimed, grounded drama.
Στη μεταπολεμική Γερμανία, κι ενώ ακόμη η ομοφυλοφιλία τιμωρείται ως ποινικό αδίκημα, ένας άντρας φυλακίζεται ξανά και ξανά εξαιτίας των σεξουαλικών του προτιμήσεων. Καθώς η ιστορία διατρέχει είκοσι χρόνια της ζωής του, ο εγκλεισμός του μετατρέπεται σε έναν επίμονο αγώνα για επιβίωση και για τη διατήρηση του δικαιώματος σε ό,τι ο ίδιος ορίζει ως πόθο και ως ανεξαρτησία.
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1Wednesday, 24 June
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6What people say
franz rogowski is one of the best doing it. whole movie is pretty great but there's no way it could have achieved what it did without him. love how much attention there is to light in this, looks phenomenal. loved this
Creating your own version of freedom when the systems in place deny you it; triumphant love in place of defeated submission. An insane balancing act executed to perfection
What is Great Freedom about?+
The film follows Hans Hoffmann as he is repeatedly imprisoned in post-war Germany for his homosexuality under the oppressive Paragraph 175 law, portraying his enduring search for connection over several decades.
Who directed Great Freedom?+
Sebastian Meise, an Austrian filmmaker, directed the film which premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
What is Paragraph 175?+
Paragraph 175 was a provision of the German Criminal Code that criminalized homosexual acts between men, which remained in effect long after the Nazi era.














