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Narrated by Rupert Everett
Sundance Documentary Jury Prize for Directing (2000)

Weimar Germany was a homosexual Eden in the 1920s: gay and lesbian nightclubs and magazines flourished, the first homosexual-rights movement was born... and then the Nazis came to power.

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Reviews

“The filmmakers have again brought their sound judgment, well-balanced intelligence and smooth professional skills to a historic subject of continuing importance.... A devastating, deeply felt film that never once yields to sensationalism.”
—Stuart Klawans, The Nation

“Heart-stopping ... stirring ... imbued with humanity and unexpected humor.”
—Jan Stuart, New York Newsday

“Exquisitely lyrical.”
—Dennis Harvey, Variety

Credits

Produced and Directed by
Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman

Narrated by
Rupert Everett

Director of Research /Associate Producer
Klaus Müller

Producers
Michael Ehrenzweig
Janet Cole

Co-Producer
Howard Rosenman

Director of Photography
Bernd Meiners

Editor
Dawn Logsdon

Writer
Sharon Wood

Music
Tibor Szemzö

Awards

Partial List…

United States

Documentary Jury Award for Directing
Sundance Film Festival

Jury Award: Best Documentary
Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

Three Dollar Bill Cinema Award for Excellence
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

Audience Award: Best Documentary
San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival


South America


Audience Award: Best Film
Film MiX Brasil Festival of Sexual Diversity

Europe

FIPRESCI Award (International Film Critics Association):
Best Film, Panorama Section
Teddy Award: Best Documentary of Festival

Berlin International Film Festival

Jury Prize and Audience Award: Best Documentary
Turin International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Jury Prize: Best Documentary
Milan Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

Audience Award
Pink Apple Film Festival (Switzerland)

Audience Award: Best Feature Film
Madrid Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

Audience Award: Best Feature
Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Exhibition

Audience Award: Best Documentary
identities Queer Film Festival (Austria)

Audience Award, Best Documentary
Mezipatra - Czech GLBT Film Festival

Educators
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