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Great Freedom
Große Freiheit
Sun
24
Sun Apr 24 11:30 AM
Jetty Memorial Theatre
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
100 Percent
Subtitled
Allocated Seating
Unclassified 18+
116 MinsWINNER · JURY PRIZE · CANNES
WINNER · BEST FEATURE · VENICE
Franz Rogowski, (also at SWIFF'22 with Undine) shines in this stunning post World War II drama set in a world where love is forbidden by law and punished with imprisonment.
Holocaust survivor Hans (Rogowski) is caught in a continuous cycle of incarceration as a result of Paragraph 175 - a law that makes homosexuality a crime. Behind bars, he meets the surly, guarded Viktor, with whom he develops a deep, decades-spanning bond. Playing out over three interweaving timelines, Great Freedom is a tender, lyrical meditation on the power of love, human connection, and their ability to transcend even the bleakest of circumstances.
“…Meise’s film is an exquisite marriage of personal, political and sensual storytelling…” – Variety
In German with English subtitles.
WINNER · BEST FEATURE · VENICE
Franz Rogowski, (also at SWIFF'22 with Undine) shines in this stunning post World War II drama set in a world where love is forbidden by law and punished with imprisonment.
Holocaust survivor Hans (Rogowski) is caught in a continuous cycle of incarceration as a result of Paragraph 175 - a law that makes homosexuality a crime. Behind bars, he meets the surly, guarded Viktor, with whom he develops a deep, decades-spanning bond. Playing out over three interweaving timelines, Great Freedom is a tender, lyrical meditation on the power of love, human connection, and their ability to transcend even the bleakest of circumstances.
“…Meise’s film is an exquisite marriage of personal, political and sensual storytelling…” – Variety
In German with English subtitles.