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Winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize and nominated for the Queer Palm at Cannes 2021, this German postwar...
Winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize and nominated for the Queer Palm at Cannes 2021, this German postwar drama follows a man constantly thrown in prison for his homosexuality. During this time, his one steady relationship happens to be with his cell mate—a convicted murderer.
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97 %62 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
92 %74 reviewsAudience score rating
"The characterisations and performances are so exact and restrained... that the result is affecting and often wrenching cinema..."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Low key, affecting and insistently unsentimental..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"In Great Freedom, the question of love is refreshingly never too far from bodily intimacy, irrespective of what kind of love that is."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Subdued but powerful..."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"A slow-burn drama that refuses to take the easy route towards an angry, emotionally manipulative issue film."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"A poignant, potent drama - and a love story, actually...."
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Salon
Salon"Meise's film is an exquisite marriage of personal, political and sensual storytelling, its narrative and temporal drift tightened by another performance of quietly piercing vulnerability from Franz Rogowski."
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Variety
VarietyGreat Freedom | Details
Award winner- Un Certain Regard Jury Prize, Cannes 2021
- Rating
- M,
- Runtime
- 116
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Austria, Germany
