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Great Freedom

Original title: Große Freiheit
  • 20212021
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 56m
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7.5/10
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Great Freedom (2021)
In postwar Germany, Hans is imprisoned again and again for being homosexual. The one steady relationship in his life becomes his long time cell mate, Viktor, a convicted murderer. What starts in revulsion grows to something called love.
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In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Over the decades, he de... Read allIn post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Over the decades, he develops an unlikely bond with his cellmate Viktor.In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Over the decades, he develops an unlikely bond with his cellmate Viktor.
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  • Director
    • Sebastian Meise
  • Writers
    • Thomas Reider(screenplay)
    • Sebastian Meise(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Franz Rogowski
    • Georg Friedrich
    • Anton von Lucke
  • Director
    • Sebastian Meise
  • Writers
    • Thomas Reider(screenplay)
    • Sebastian Meise(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Franz Rogowski
    • Georg Friedrich
    • Anton von Lucke
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    • 22User reviews
    • 89Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 42 wins & 45 nominations

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    Franz Rogowski
    Franz Rogowski
    • Hans Hoffmann
    Georg Friedrich
    Georg Friedrich
    • Viktor
    Anton von Lucke
    Anton von Lucke
    • Leo Giese
    Thomas Prenn
    Thomas Prenn
    • Oskar
    Thomas Stecher
    • Wärter 1968
    Alfred Hartung
    • Wärter 1945
    Thomas Wehling
    • Wärter 1957
    Mex Schlüpfer
    • Kumpel Viktor
    David Burnell IV
    David Burnell IV
    • Allierter
    • (as David Burnell the Fourth)
    Fabian Stumm
    Fabian Stumm
    • Polizist
    Joachim Schönfeld
    • Arrestwärter
    Dirk Nocker
    • Richter
    Andreas Patton
    Andreas Patton
    • Staatsanwalt
    Daniel Wagner
    • Strafverteidiger
    Lutz Bolle
    • Wärter
    Ulrich Faßnacht
    • Wärter
    • (as Ulrich Fassnacht)
    Peer Maurer
    • Wärter
    Martin Walanker
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    • Director
      • Sebastian Meise
    • Writers
      • Thomas Reider(screenplay)
      • Sebastian Meise(screenplay)
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    • Release date
      • May 6, 2022 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Austria
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Grosse Freiheit
    • Production companies
      • FreibeuterFilm
      • Rohfilm
      • ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $71,946
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,581
      • Mar 6, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $218,511
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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