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The Circle

Name: The Circle
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: 2014-09-18
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6.3

★ 6,3 /10 (43 Votes)

2014 DE 102 min

Overview

A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in Europe.

Release date

18/09/2014

Votes

Popularity

1.6

Genres

Drama Documentary

Status

Released

Original title

Der Kreis

Language

Runtime

102 min

Matthias Hungerbühler

Ernst Ostertag

Sven Schelker

Röbi Rapp

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Babett Arens

Romy Sieber

Aaron Hitz

Teacher Willi Öttli

Martin Hug

Commissioner Baumgartner

Peter Jecklin

Principal Dr. Max Sieber

Ueli Jäggi

Martin Ostertag

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Sebastian Ledesma

Rinaldi - Italian Rent-Boy

Marie Leuenberger

Miss Gabi Gerster

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Matthias Meier

Jean-Martin

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Markus Merz

Commissioner Stamm

Antoine Monot Jr.

Gian

Ruth Schwegler

Salome Ostertag

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Maja Stolle

Sue the Barmaid

Marianne Sägebrecht

Erika Rapp

Anatole Taubman

Felix Schupp

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Stefan Witschi

Rolf

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Röbi Rapp

Himself

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Ernst Ostertag

Self

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Claudio Schenardi

Fredi

Ingo Ospelt

Emil Lutz

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Harriet Hasse

Miss Tobler

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Kenneth Huber

Waitress

Christoph Keller

Rent Boy

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Stefano Wenk

Barber Andre

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Philippe Nauer

Teacher Meierbans

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Catherine Wetzstein

Christine Ostertag

Walter Küng

School Inspector

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This is the true story of the first gay couple in Switzerland to get married. The movie is told in two parts, the present talking with the actual guys and the past in the 60's where they were played by actors. They did a good job blending it together where it didn't feel like a documentary. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

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