Top Cast
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Tamino Bösche
Paul
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Lotte Thom
Leah
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Finn Wöhlke
Friend 1
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Simon Maier
Friend 2
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Flo Ratzko
Thug 1
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Jonas Osse
Thug 2
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Anna Ahrlich
Thug 3
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Jule Brand
Singer
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Leon Schleinecke
Guitarist
Overview
After coming to terms with his own identity, Paul is battling the impact of the public discourse around LGBTQIA+ topics.
Rating
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Boy Erased
A filmmaker talks about his work and love life with an unseen friend behind the camera. We also watch four of his short films.
Flow
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Port Authority
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Shank
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The Boys in the Band
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Moonlight
Based on the Vanity Fair article of the same title, a story about a young boy drawn into a web of lies through an online chatroom.
uwantme2killhim?
An uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords.
The Adjuster
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older brother, Rashid, a charismatic, well-respected member of a local gang, whose drug dealing enables “Rash” to provide for his family. Aching to be seen as a tough guy himself, Mo takes a job that unlocks a fateful turn of events and forces the brothers to confront their inner demons. It turns out that hate is easy. It is love and understanding that take real courage.