The Circle
Der Kreis
Release: 2014-09-18
·Runtime: 102m
·★ 6.5
Drama
Documentary
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.
Production Countries
Switzerland
Production Companies
Contrast Film
Cast
Matthias Hungerbühler
as Ernst Ostertag
Sven Schelker
as Röbi Rapp
Aaron Hitz
as Teacher Willi Öttli
Martin Hug
as Commissioner Baumgartner
Peter Jecklin
as Principal Dr. Max Sieber
Ueli Jäggi
as Martin Ostertag
Marie Leuenberger
as Miss Gabi Gerster
Antoine Monot Jr.
as Gian
Ruth Schwegler
as Salome Ostertag
Marianne Sägebrecht
as Erika Rapp
Anatole Taubman
as Felix Schupp
Ingo Ospelt
as Emil Lutz
Christoph Keller
as Rent Boy
Walter Küng
as School Inspector