Clive Owen,
Lothaire Bluteau,
Brian Webber,
Ian McKellen,
Mick Jagger
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Sean Mathias directed this screen adaptation of Martin Sherman's award-winning play about the persecution of homosexuals by Nazis during World War II. In Germany, the Nazi party's program of genocide ... read more
DVD Release Date: September 6, 2010
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December 26, 2010Certainly well-intentioned, and definitely with some moving moments, but unfortunately this film (based on the stage play) is extremely stagey and rather tedious. Some really great acting, and a decent attempt to show the gays were among those gravely damaged by the Nazis makes i... read more
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December 18, 2010I am sorry to be so negative about a concentration camp movie featuring gays. I really do not know what could have made the story seem relevant. It seemed to just be a movie that says lets do something about the Holocaust and add gays to it and we are sure to get an Oscar. Jus... read more
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August 15, 2008Hot Gay Sex List Commentary:
This is a rarity for this list, as there is only a smudgeon of explicit sex in it (at the very beginning), but it simultaneously contains the most erotic scene ever filmed in which two Holocaust prisoners talk each other through a sexual encoun... read more -
June 10, 2008If you decide to watch this, keep in mind it is based on a play. So much of the set design feels very theatrical, running from avant-garde/eclectic in the begining to sparse/simple towards the end. Which in my opinion only lends to the feel of the story, but which others might ... read more
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November 12, 2008An extraordinary film about nazi Germany and one group of persecuted people-homosexuals-a rarely explored piece of the nazi horror. They had to wear pink triangles that identified them as homosexuals as clearly as the stars worn by the Jewish people.
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April 24, 2012Very eye-opening to the suffering Homomsexuals went through at Nazi Concentration Camps. So sad that people had so much evil in their souls to do things like this. It leaves me speechless to think people actually were so evil and hate-filled to treat God's children like trash and... read more
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September 6, 2010This is a movie I had to have in my collection. I couldn't pass up the chance to see it when I saw it on the list here on Flixster. I still think this is a must see for the "NEWBIES" coming into their own, to see how the history of the "Pink Triangle" came to be prior to the rain... read more
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March 7, 2010Tells a tragic story of how one man betrayed another in order to survive in Nazi Germany and the sacrifice he ultimately made out of love for another. Very sad and beautiful.
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November 5, 2009A tragic story, coupled with beautifully written scores, is the perfect recipe for a haunting movie.
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June 11, 2009This is one of those movies that will stick with you...i seen it several years ago, and it is still one of my fav's...i'm not gay, but i was still turned on by the love and passion these two had for one another.
Critic Reviews
April 18, 2006
Emanuel Levy, Variety
August 19, 2003
Brandon Judell, PopcornQ
brave, brilliantly effective movie which has the added bonus of a crinkled Mick Jagger singing in drag while swinging from a ceiling. Full Review
February 3, 2003
Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
Tired of gay rights movies and Holocaust flicks? This is both, but it still enthralls.
August 30, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Stylized yet substantive drama about the plight of homosexuals in the Holocaust. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Bob Satuloff, Film Journal International
Remains more a theatrical work than a cinematic one--but its dramatic story, powerful theme and historical importance are undeniable. Full Review
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