Join Goethe Institut Washington for the screening of Great Freedom, an Austrian-German film production, during pride month!

In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans is imprisoned again and again under Paragraph 175, a law criminalizing homosexuality. Over the course of decades, he develops an unlikely yet tender bond with his cellmate Viktor, a convicted murderer.

Unearthing heartrending chapters of queer history in post-war Germany, Sebastian Meise’s moving drama harnesses the healing power of intimacy that blooms in defiance of systematic oppression. Franz Rogowski mesmerizes with a powerhouse performance in this absorbing tale of resilience and resistance. (via MUBI)

In English with German subtitles

Introduction by historians Richard Wetzell and Samuel Clowes Huneke, followed by a Q&A.

Co-promoted by the ACF DC