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Coming Out

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1989-11-09

Runtime: 113 mins

Director: Heiner Carow

Writer: Erika Richter, Wolfram Witt

Spoken language: Deutsch

Genres: Drama, Romance

Original title: Coming Out

Production Companies: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Production Countries: East Germany

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