Coming Out

Coming Out

113 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 9, 1989

Philipp, a closeted teacher, is dating a female colleague to keep up appearances. One night he stumbles into a gay bar and falls for a man. Transformed by this love, he is no longer afraid to face up to who he is.

Coming Out

113 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 9, 1989

Coming Out
Philipp, a closeted teacher, is dating a female colleague to keep up appearances. One night he stumbles into a gay bar and falls for a man. Transformed by this love, he is no longer afraid to face up to who he is.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers DEFA
Original title Coming Out
Directors Hanna Seydel, Dirk Kummer, Heiner Carow
Writers Erika Richter, Wolfram Witt

Cast

Matthias Freihof

as Philipp Klarmann

Dagmar Manzel

as Tanja

Dirk Kummer

as Matthias

Michael Gwisdek

as Achim

Werner Dissel

as Älterer Homosexueller Walter

Gudrun Ritter

as Frau Möllemann / Serviererin

Walfriede Schmitt

as Philipps Mutter Frau Klarmann

Axel Wandtke

as Jakob

René Schmidt

as Junger Mann im Park

Thomas Gumpert

as Larry

Ursula Staack

as Üppige

Robert Hummel

as Lutz

Horst Ziethen

as Schmächtiger

Gertraud Kreissig

as Schuldirektorin

Gudrun Okras

as Annemarie

Dieter Okras

as Egbert

Joachim Pape

as Älterer Herr

Maria Planitzer

as Oberärztin

Charlotte von Mahlsdorf

as Marie-Luise

Evelyn Opoczynski

as Mutter des Jeans-Jungen (uncredited)

Willi Schrade

as Vater des Jeans-Jungen (uncredited)

Holger Siemann

as Jacobs Freund (uncredited)

Theresia Wider

as Losverkäuferin (uncredited)