Coming Out (1989)
November 9, 1989Release Date
Coming Out (1989)
November 9, 1989Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Matthias Freihof
Philipp Klarmann
Dagmar Manzel
Tanja
Dirk Kummer
Matthias / Second Assistant Director
Michael Gwisdek
Achim
Werner Dissel
Älterer Homosexueller Walter
Gudrun Ritter
Frau Möllemann / Serviererin
Walfriede Schmitt
Philipps Mutter Frau Klarmann
Axel Wandtke
Jakob
Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss
Araber
René Schmidt
Junger Mann im Park
Thomas Gumpert
Larry
Ursula Staack
Üppige
Robert Hummel
Lutz
Horst Ziethen
Schmächtiger
Gertraud Kreissig
Schuldirektorin
Gudrun Okras
Annemarie
Dieter Okras
Egbert
Joachim Pape
Älterer Herr
Cornelia Schirmer
Irina
Maria Planitzer
Oberärztin
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf
Marie-Luise
Evelyn Opoczynski
Mutter des Jeans-Jungen (uncredited)
Willi Schrade
Vater des Jeans-Jungen (uncredited)
Holger Siemann
Jacobs Freund (uncredited)
Theresia Wider
Losverkäuferin (uncredited)
Heiner Carow
Director
Wolfram Witt
Writer
Evelyn Carow
Editor
Erika Richter
Writer
Georg Wratsch
Production Design
Regina Viertel
Costume Design
Heide Haß
Makeup Artist
Hannelore Petzold
Makeup Artist
Karin Wacker
Makeup Artist
Hans-Joachim Kreinbrink
Sound
Konrad Walle
Sound Mixer
Stefan Carow
Original Music Composer
Martin Schlesinger
Director of Photography
Wolfgang Hammer
Assistant Production Manager
Horst Hartwig
Head of Production
Wolfgang Lange
Production Manager
Rosalinde Schwarzer
Assistant Production Manager
Dietmar Steinkühler
Assistant Production Manager
Hanna Seydel
First Assistant Director
Marcus Berndt
Property Master
Frank Cochlovius
Storyboard Artist
Regina Fritzsche
Assistant Production Design
Peter Glaser
Set Dresser
Sven Hausmann
Props
Klaus Schackner
Construction Coordinator
Andreas Herberg
Carpenter
Horst Mathuschek
Sound Assistant
Ralf Haeger
Stunts
Wolfgang Fritsche
First Assistant Camera
Dieter Lück
Camera Operator
Klaus Sterz
Gaffer
Winfried Tafel
Second Assistant Camera
Haike Brauer
Assistant Editor
Helga Brodczinski
Production Secretary
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 9, 1989
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 53m
Filming LocationsBerlin, Germany
Genres
Wiki.
Coming Out is a 1989 East German film directed by Heiner Carow and written by Wolfram Witt which deals with the lead character, a high school teacher, "coming out" and accepting himself as gay. It was the last East German film released to the public prior to the German reunification and one of the last films made by DEFA, the East German state film studio, and the only gay-themed feature film that it made.The film premiered at the Kino International in Berlin on 9 November 1989, the night that the Berlin Wall was opened.It won a number of awards including a Silver Bear and Teddy Award at 40th Berlin International Film Festival, and awards at the National Feature Film Festival of the GDR.
The lead actors are Matthias Freihof, Dagmar Manzel, and Dirk Kummer. The film was shot on location in East Berlin and includes scenes shot with amateurs in some of the gay venues of the time. The East German transgender activist Charlotte von Mahlsdorf played a cameo role as a barmaid.