Movie · Drama · LGBTQ

In 1930s Berlin, homosexual Max (Clive Owen) sleeps with German officer Wolf (Nikolaj Waldau), only to see him killed by his fellow Nazis the next morning. Fleeing with his boyfriend, Rudy (Brian Webber), Max is eventually caught and forced to beat his partner to death on a train to prove they have no connection. He's then sent to Dachau concentration camp and meets Horst (Lothaire Bluteau), a proud gay man also bound for the camp. Despite their harsh surroundings, the two fall in love.

1997 · 1h 44m
Director Sean Mathias

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In 1930s Berlin, homosexual Max (Clive Owen) sleeps with German officer Wolf (Nikolaj Waldau), only to see him killed by his fellow Nazis the next morning. Fleeing with his boyfriend, Rudy (Brian Webber), Max is eventually caught and forced to beat his partner to death on a train to prove they have no connection. He's then sent to Dachau concentration camp and meets Horst (Lothaire Bluteau), a proud gay man also bound for the camp. Despite their harsh surroundings, the two fall in love.

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Average 6.3
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Studio
Film Movement Classics
Released
1997
Run Time
1 hr 44 min
Rated
Unrated
Regions of Origin
United Kingdom, Japan
© 1997 CHANNEL FOUR TELEVISION CORPORATION AND NIPPON FILM DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE INC

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.