Coming Out

Nov 9 1989 Unrated 1h 53m
Drama, Romance

Philipp, a closeted teacher, is dating a female colleague to keep up appearances. One night he stumbles into a gay bar and falls for a man. Transformed by this love, he is no longer afraid to face up to who he is.

Plot

Reportedly the first film to come out of East Germany to deal openly with gay issues. Philipp, a closeted teacher is dating a female collegue to keep up appearances. One night, by 'accident' he stumbles into a gay bar, meets and promptly falls in love with a young man. Transformed by this love he is no longer afraid to face up to who he is.report

Written by

Erika Richter, Wolfram Witt

Directed by

Heiner Carow

Production Countries

East Germany

Production Companies

DEFA

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

4 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,939
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA