Coming Out (1989)
Dès son arrivée au lycée de Berlin-Est où il va enseigner la littérature, Philipp se lie d'amitié avec sa nouvelle collègue, Tanja. Tous deux entament bientôt une liaison. Mais si Tanja envisage de faire sa vie avec Philipp, celui-ci reste en proie au doute. Lorsqu'il tombe sur un ancien camarade de classe ouvertement gay, et qu'il croise la route du jeune Mathias, l'homosexualité qu'il avait tenté de refouler ressurgit. Philipp se trouve déchiré entre son désir de normalité et son besoin de sortir du mensonge...
Directeur: Heiner Carow
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Matthias Freihof as Philipp Klarmann |
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Dagmar Manzel as Tanja |
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Dirk Kummer as Matthias |
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Michael Gwisdek as Achim |
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Werner Dissel as Älterer Homosexueller Walter |
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Gudrun Ritter as Frau Möllemann / Serviererin |
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Walfriede Schmitt as Philipps Mutter Frau Klarmann |
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Axel Wandtke as Jakob |
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Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss as Araber |
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René Schmidt as Junger Mann im Park |
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Thomas Gumpert as Larry |
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Ursula Staack as Üppige |
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Robert Hummel as Lutz |
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Horst Ziethen as Schmächtiger |
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Gertraud Kreissig as Schuldirektorin |
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Gudrun Okras as Annemarie |
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Dieter Okras as Egbert |
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Joachim Pape as Älterer Herr |
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Cornelia Schirmer as Irina |
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Maria Planitzer as Oberärztin |
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Charlotte von Mahlsdorf as Marie-Luise |
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Evelyn Opoczynski as Mutter des Jeans-Jungen (uncredited) |
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Willi Schrade as Vater des Jeans-Jungen (uncredited) |
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Holger Siemann as Jacobs Freund (uncredited) |
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Theresia Wider as Losverkäuferin (uncredited) |
| Writing | Erika Richter | Writer |
| Art | Georg Wratsch | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Regina Viertel | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heide Haß | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hannelore Petzold | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karin Wacker | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Hans-Joachim Kreinbrink | Sound |
| Sound | Konrad Walle | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Heiner Carow | Director |
| Sound | Stefan Carow | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Martin Schlesinger | Director of Photography |
| Production | Wolfgang Hammer | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Horst Hartwig | Head of Production |
| Production | Wolfgang Lange | Production Manager |
| Production | Rosalinde Schwarzer | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Dietmar Steinkühler | Assistant Production Manager |
| Directing | Dirk Kummer | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hanna Seydel | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Marcus Berndt | Property Master |
| Art | Frank Cochlovius | Storyboard Artist |
| Art | Regina Fritzsche | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Peter Glaser | Set Dresser |
| Art | Sven Hausmann | Props |
| Art | Klaus Schackner | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Andreas Herberg | Carpenter |
| Writing | Wolfram Witt | Writer |
| Sound | Horst Mathuschek | Sound Assistant |
| Crew | Ralf Haeger | Stunts |
| Camera | Wolfgang Fritsche | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Klaus Sterz | Gaffer |
| Camera | Winfried Tafel | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Haike Brauer | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Helga Brodczinski | Production Secretary |
| Editing | Evelyn Carow | Editor |