

Great Freedom
In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans Hoffmann is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Nevertheless, over the decades, he continues his quest for freedom and love, even if he finds it in the most unusual places.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
- $218.5K
- Language
- German
- prison
- post war germany
- love
- male homosexuality
- lgbt
- gay theme
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Austria, Germany
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical4 Mar 2022
- Digital / OTTMUBI6 May 2022
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1811 Mar 2022
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival13 Aug 2021
- PremiereBrisbane International Film Festival22 Oct 2021
- PremiereSydney Film Festival5 Nov 2021
- PremiereMelbourne Queer Film Festival27 Nov 2021
- PremiereMardi Gras Film Festival27 Feb 2022
AustriaAT
- Theatrical19 Nov 2021
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical18+26 Jan 2023
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival8 Jul 2021
- Theatrical9 Feb 2022
- Digital / OTTVOD17 May 2022
- PhysicalDVD18 May 2022
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1618 Nov 2021
GreeceGR
- PremiereAthens International Film and Video Festival23 Sept 2021
- TheatricalΚ-183 Feb 2022
IrelandIE
- Digital / OTT1810 Nov 2021
JapanJP
- Theatrical7 Jul 2023
MacaoMO
- PremiereDMacao International Queer Film Festival9 Feb 2023
PolandPL
- Digital / OTT1815 Nov 2021
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Great Freedom was released on 18 November 2021.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
4/16/2024
It's curious to think that it is only fairly recently (1994!) that West Germany abolished it's odious "paragraph 175" legislation that imposed criminal penalties on homosexual men. Franz Rogowski is "Hoffman", a serial cottager who is frequently imprisoned for breaching this law. The film tells the rather bleak and depressing tale of his life spent behind bars: of his loves whilst there - notably with "Oskar" (Thomas…
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