Review of Coming Out (2013) by Carlos M — 30 Sep 2014

Excellent German Film on the gay life on East Germany in 1989.

This review of Coming Out (2013) was written by Carlos M on 30 Sep 2014.

Coming Out has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Iris P (11) on 11 May 2012

As others have mentioned, this film is historically important. I loved the opportunity to glimpse life within the GDR in general…

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By Robbie M (287) on 11 May 2012

Relatively unconvincing, but you'd have to be a total dope not to admire its sincerity. The lead is dreamy beyond belief…

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By Ricardo H (255) on 11 May 2012

I commend the valiant effort of whoever put the film together, and I'm sure it was a work of love…

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By Darryl C (231) on 11 May 2012

Premier film est-allemand sur le sujet, tournÃ© juste avant la chute du Mur. Historiquement important et joliment timide…

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By Private U (13,627) on 11 May 2012

I saw this movie in a film class about the cold war, and along with Dr. Strangelove, this film really stuck out for me…

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By Ilona D (39) on 11 May 2012

Twenty years on, and I stumble upon this film on Youtube, where someone has posted it in its entirety. What a serendipitous find…

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By Evan H (764) on 11 May 2012

This movie touches the heart and shows how difficult it is to come out of the closet. It has a strange ending, I must say…

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By David V (401) on 11 May 2012

If you ignore the gay scenes, and if you really ignore the gay scenes, this film gives the greatest portrayal out of any GDR film I have seen…

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By Emiliano R (74) on 11 May 2012

Gay Berlin! Significant of the East West divide in Germany. Just what the title says a man's coming out…

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By Amar B (5) on 11 May 2012

I love this one more for its historical value, being the only DDR openly gay movie (it premiered on 9 November 1989)…

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