Hans’s incarcerations repeatedly reunite him with Viktor (Georg Friedrich), a one-time cellmate whose initial hostility evolves into something deeper. Time ceases to have the same meaning behind bars, but thanks to a striking physical transformation, Rogowski guides us through a nonlinear storyline spanning 1945 – Hans is released from a concentration camp only to be imprisoned immediately for the crime of his homosexuality – to 1969 and the repeal of paragraph 175. And Franz Rogowski’s remarkable, contained performance as Hans Hoffman, a gay man who spends much of his life in prison, persecuted for his sexuality in accordance with paragraph 175 of the German penal code. A bruised light, which gives everything and everyone a half-dead pallor. Sound design that hints at the aching emptiness outside the frame and beyond the walls. The lineup includes groundbreaking dramas, swoonworthy romantic comedies. The power of Sebastian Meise’s subdued prison drama comes not from big, brash moments but from subtle details. 2022 is just underway, but this year is already shaping up to be one for the books in terms of queer cinema excellence.
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