The Circle (2014)

movie

(1695)

Country: Switzerland
Genres: Biography, Drama, Romance
Release: 2014-10-23
Director: Stefan Haupt
Writers: Stefan Haupt , Christian Felix , Ivan Madeo , Urs Frey
Language: Swiss German | German | French
Stars: Matthias Hungerbühler , Peter Jecklin , Marie Leuenberger , Stefan Witschi , Claudio Schenardi , Anatole Taubman (I) , Sven Schelker , Ingo Ospelt , Antoine Monot Jr. , Matthias Meier
Runtime: 102 min
Awards: 15 wins & 8 nominations
AKA: The Circle (United States of America) , Le cercle (France, French Republic) , The Circle (United Kingdom) , Der Kreis: 'A kör' (Hungary) , Der Kreis (Germany) , The Circle (Sweden) , Der Kreis (Switzerland, Swiss Confederation) , Der Kreis , The Circle , Krug (Serbia) , The Circle , The Circle (Ireland) , Круг (Russian Federation) , W kręgu (Poland)
Plot: Zurich, 1956. The young teacher Ernst Ostertag falls head over heels in love with the transvestite star Robi Rapp and finds himself torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. Ernst becomes a member of the gay organization DER KREIS and lives through the high point and the eventual decline of the organization, which in the whole of Europe is seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation.
IMDB:tt3148952