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Der Kreis // The Circle
Directed by: Stefan Haupt
Production: Urs Frey
Starring: Matthias Hungerbühler, Sven Schelker, Marianne Sägebrecht
Switzerland 2014, 101 minutes, German with Hebrew subtitles
Festivals:
Berlin Film Festival 2014 – Winner of the Panorama Framework Audience Award
Berlin Film Festival 2014 – Winner of the Teddy Award for Best Documentary
Turin LGBT Film Festival 2014 – Best Film Award
LGBT Los Angeles Film Festival 2014 – Best Documentary Award
LGBT Long Island Film Festival 2014 – Best Documentary Award
LGBT Boston Film Festival 2014 – Best Documentary Award
In association with the Embassy of Switzerland and SWISS FILMS
“The Circle” brings to the screen the true story of Ernst Ostertag and Röbi Rapp.
The two first met at a secret community cabaret club in Zurich,1958. Ernst is a shy and bourgeois teacher, Röbi is a drag artist and a colorful cabaret star. Although the two are completely different they fall in love at first sight. Röbi and Ernst experience the heyday and break-up of the organization, which is considered the pioneer of gay emancipation across Europe.
Nearly sixty years later, the two became the first same-sex couple to marry in Switzerland. Still in love, they tell the story of The Circle, the gay organization considered to be a pioneer in Europe. The film combines a dramatic plot with actors (including the memorable Marianne Sägebrecht from “Baghdad Cafe”) alongside archival footage as well as interviews with people who lived and worked in those years.
