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At the beginning of the 50s, two extremely disparate men meet in a private sanatorium for consumptives: an officer in the People's Police, Josef Heiliger; and a young Protestant curate, Hubertus Koschenz. On account of their consumption, they have to share a room. Initially, this is the only thing they have in common. The film explores Hubertus's struggle with his sexuality within the context of both the church and the socialist state.Read moreLess
At the beginning of the 50s, two extremely disparate men meet in a private sanatorium for consumptives: an officer in the People's Police, Josef Heiliger; and a young Protestant curate, Hubertus Koschenz. On account of their consumption, they have to share a room. Initially, this is the only thing they have in common. The film explores Hubertus's struggle with his sexuality within the context of both the church and the socialist state.
The story
At the beginning of the 50s, two extremely disparate men meet in a private sanatorium for consumptives: an officer in the People's Police, Josef Heiliger; and a young Protestant curate, Hubertus Koschenz. On account of their consumption, they have to share a room. Initially, this is the only thing they have in common. The film explores Hubertus's struggle with his sexuality within the context of both the church and the socialist state.
Cast & crew
Jörg PoseJosef Heiliger
Karin GregorekOberschwester Walburga
Doris ThalmerSchwester Inka
Stephan Baumecker1. Grenzer
Susanne LüningCast
Johanna ClasCast
Hermann Stövesand
Gert GütschowCast
Monika LennartzCastExplore the crew
- Director
- Lothar Warneke
- Writer
- Lothar Warneke
- Editor
- Erika Lehmphul
- Writer
- Wolfgang Held
- Original Music Composer
- Günther Fischer
- Director of Photography
- Peter Ziesche