★ Winner of major international film awards
★ "Impeccable" performance by Roger Rogowski
★ Love wins even in the worst of times
21.6. (Fri) 19:30 | Hong Kong Film Archive Cinema
26.6. (Wed) 19:30 | Broadway Cinematheque
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Director: Sebastian Meise
Germany / 2021 / 116’
Hans is always in and out of prison. His only crime? He’s a gay man living in post-war Germany, where homosexuality was a prisonable offence until 1994. The prison system slowly destroys his desire for freedom. Throughout it all, the only steady human relationship that he has is his long-term cell-mate, Viktor, a convicted murderer. What starts as revulsion grows into something resembling love, as the desire for human connection transcends prejudice.
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