It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives

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It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives

Nicht der Homosexuelle ist pervers, sondern die Situation, in der er lebt

Rosa von Praunheim, West Germany, 1971

64 mins

8 / 10 (355)

3

Drama LGBTQ+

Synopsis

A shy young man gradually leaves his innocence behind him as he becomes entangled in the gay scene in Berlin.

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A landmark queer film made shortly after the decriminalization of homosexuality, this subversive story about a gay man’s struggles for sexual liberation in Berlin changed not only German cinema but the gay liberation movement itself. A pioneering, militant clarion-call to end homosexual oppression.

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