The Circle (2014)
Der Kreis
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.
- Date of release
- 2014-09-18
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (43)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary
- Director
- Stefan Haupt
Casting
- Matthias Hungerbühler — Ernst Ostertag
- Sven Schelker — Röbi Rapp
- Babett Arens — Romy Sieber
- Aaron Hitz — Teacher Willi Öttli
- Martin Hug — Commissioner Baumgartner
- Peter Jecklin — Principal Dr. Max Sieber
- Ueli Jäggi — Martin Ostertag
- Sebastian Ledesma — Rinaldi - Italian Rent-Boy
- Marie Leuenberger — Miss Gabi Gerster
- Matthias Meier — Jean-Martin
- Markus Merz — Commissioner Stamm
- Antoine Monot Jr. — Gian
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Teddy Award
The Circle is a 2014 Swiss docudrama film. Written and directed by Stefan Haupt, the film concerns the social network of gay men that developed in Zürich in the 1940s and 1950s, centered on The Circle, a gay publication, and the social events it sponsored. As the police investigate three murders of gay men by rent boys, they scapegoat The Circle and its subscribers for making Zürich an international center of gay tourism.
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