The Circle
Der Kreis
2014, Film, 102 min, Biography, Drama, Romance, German, Switzerland, MoviePedia score 65
A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in Europe.
Directed by Stefan Haupt
Cast
- Matthias Hungerbühler as Ernst Ostertag
- Peter Jecklin as Principal Dr. Max Sieber
- Marie Leuenberger as Fräulein Gabi Gerster
- Stefan Witschi as Rolf
- Claudio Schenardi as Fredi
- Anatole Taubman as Felix Schupp
- Sven Schelker as Röbi Rapp
- Ingo Ospelt as Emil Lutz
- Antoine Monot as Gian
- Matthias Meier as Jean-Martin
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