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Great Freedom

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 cellmat...

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Sebastian Meise

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42 wins & 46 nominations total

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- Is that the new fag style?
- Yes. - Great Freedom

- Is that the new fag style? - Yes.

Not for much longer.
My parole hearing is coming up. - Great Freedom

Not for much longer. My parole hearing is coming up.

As good as yours of
ending up in here again. - Great Freedom

As good as yours of ending up in here again.

- Where did they catch you?
- What? - Great Freedom

- Where did they catch you? - What?

- In the toilet.
- In the cottage? Me too. - Great Freedom

- In the toilet. - In the cottage? Me too.

- What do you want?
- 175ers stand over there. - Great Freedom

- What do you want? - 175ers stand over there.

If you try to run away again,
they'll shoot you. - Great Freedom

If you try to run away again, they'll shoot you.

NAME: HANS HOFFMANN
CRIME: §175 - Great Freedom

NAME: HANS HOFFMANN CRIME: §175

You were in there for Paragraph 175.
Am I right? - Great Freedom

You were in there for Paragraph 175. Am I right?

If you want... Just let me know. - Great Freedom

If you want... Just let me know.

Was that place really as bad
as the Yanks say it was? - Great Freedom

Was that place really as bad as the Yanks say it was?

This? From me when
I was young and stupid. - Great Freedom

This? From me when I was young and stupid.

It was my first one, but you
can still tell what it is, right? - Great Freedom

It was my first one, but you can still tell what it is, righ...

Good, plenty of time to finish this. - Great Freedom

Good, plenty of time to finish this.

It's the rest.
I already served 14. - Great Freedom

It's the rest. I already served 14.

Rest? They stuck you in jail
straight from concentration camp? - Great Freedom

Rest? They stuck you in jail straight from concentration cam...

Careful.
Nothing's for free in here. - Great Freedom

Careful. Nothing's for free in here.

- How long did you get?
- 12 months. - Great Freedom

- How long did you get? - 12 months.

What do you do?
On the outside, I mean. - Great Freedom

What do you do? On the outside, I mean.

This and that.
Until it's back to sewing again. - Great Freedom

This and that. Until it's back to sewing again.

Shit. Will they let you teach again,
since you're a pervert now? - Great Freedom

Shit. Will they let you teach again, since you're a per...

Wait, what are you doing later? - Great Freedom

Wait, what are you doing later?

- What?
- Tonight. - Great Freedom

- What? - Tonight.

Get up!
Or I'm kicking you out! - Great Freedom

Get up! Or I'm kicking you out!

And the cottage, you go there a lot? - Great Freedom

And the cottage, you go there a lot?

I told them - Great Freedom

But they didn't believe you,
did they? - Great Freedom

But they didn't believe you, did they?

- Why would you think that?
- He's a teacher! - Great Freedom

- Why would you think that? - He's a teacher!

- So that means he screws his students?
- You never know with those guys. - Great Freedom

- So that means he screws his students? - You never know wit...

Or have you already forgotten
how this ends? - Great Freedom

Or have you already forgotten how this ends?

- Why do you always act up, Hans?
- They have no right. - Great Freedom

- Why do you always act up, Hans? - They have no right.

Hoffmann, stop!
I said, stop! - Great Freedom

Hoffmann, stop! I said, stop!

- You never sent me any.
- And you still can't talk properly. - Great Freedom

- You never sent me any. - And you still can't talk pro...

- You should've brought me some.
- Come on, give me one. - Great Freedom

- You should've brought me some. - Come on, give me one...

- Still here?
- And you? Still a pervert? - Great Freedom

- Still here? - And you? Still a pervert?

- Depends.
- 1-6-3. Second floor. - Great Freedom

- Depends. - 1-6-3. Second floor.

- I don't have access.
- Then in the yard. - Great Freedom

- I don't have access. - Then in the yard.

Fuck these libido-killing drugs
they slip us. - Great Freedom

Fuck these libido-killing drugs they slip us.

Yeah, they put that shit in the salt. - Great Freedom

Yeah, they put that shit in the salt.

I'm just saying,
'cause you work in the kitchen. - Great Freedom

I'm just saying, 'cause you work in the kitchen.

But then you gotta
do something for me. - Great Freedom

But then you gotta do something for me.

- Absolutely not.
- But you like doing it. - Great Freedom

- Absolutely not. - But you like doing it.

"Dearest Oskar, - Great Freedom

"Dearest Oskar,

- It'll happen to us everywhere.
- Next time, we'll be more careful. - Great Freedom

- It'll happen to us everywhere. - Next time, we'l...

- Never leave the apartment again?
- Fine with me. - Great Freedom

- Never leave the apartment again? - Fine with me.

- They don't lock you up there.
- You want to flee to East Germany? - Great Freedom

- They don't lock you up there. - You want to flee to E...

Get out of the way.
Let me through. - Great Freedom

Get out of the way. Let me through.

- Where's Oskar?
- He's not here anymore. He's gone. - Great Freedom

- Where's Oskar? - He's not here anymore. He'...

They didn't take him anywhere.
He left through the side door. - Great Freedom

They didn't take him anywhere. He left through the side...

Mr. Giese, you testified - Great Freedom

Mr. Giese, you testified

We now have a
written confession by Mr. Hoffmann, - Great Freedom

We now have a written confession by Mr. Hoffmann,

Your case will be submitted
to the court for appeal. - Great Freedom

Your case will be submitted to the court for appeal.

With me it doesn't matter.
You're a teacher. - Great Freedom

With me it doesn't matter. You're a teacher.

- So what we had is over?
- We never had anything. - Great Freedom

- So what we had is over? - We never had anything.

You bet your ass.
I'll send you a postcard. - Great Freedom

You bet your ass. I'll send you a postcard.

- Because you're such an expert?
- Like you in tattooing. - Great Freedom

- Because you're such an expert? - Like you in tattooin...

Who cares
if I'm clean in here or not? - Great Freedom

Who cares if I'm clean in here or not?

I shot that guy dead. - Great Freedom

I shot that guy dead.

All these years
and you never asked once. - Great Freedom

All these years and you never asked once.

During the whole fucking war
I didn't kill a single soul. - Great Freedom

During the whole fucking war I didn't kill a single sou...

Yes, an irony of fate. - Great Freedom

Yes, an irony of fate.

Terrified and scared, - Great Freedom

Terrified and scared,

Me? What had I done,
she asked. - Great Freedom

Me? What had I done, she asked.

In the foreground we see
parts of the lunar module. - Great Freedom

In the foreground we see parts of the lunar module.

Armstrong already
standing on the platform. - Great Freedom

Armstrong already standing on the platform.

PARAGRAPH 175. - Great Freedom

- And how?
- I don't know. You're the expert. - Great Freedom

- And how? - I don't know. You're the expert.

I wouldn't still be rotting in here
if I could just waltz out. - Great Freedom

I wouldn't still be rotting in here if I could just wal...

We're stuck in here.
That's what it's built for! - Great Freedom

We're stuck in here. That's what it's built f...

- You never tried.
- Because there's no way out! - Great Freedom

- You never tried. - Because there's no way out!

I mean,
they can't just abolish a law. - Great Freedom

I mean, they can't just abolish a law.

- Can you tell what it is?
- Sure. - Great Freedom

- Can you tell what it is? - Sure.

Hoffmann, - Great Freedom

GREAT FREEDOM - Great Freedom

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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 develops an unlikely bond with his cellmat...

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Director: Sebastian Meise

Writer: Thomas Reider, Sebastian Meise

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 89/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $71,946

Released: 06 May 2022

Awards: 42 wins & 46 nominations total

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