Christopher and His Kind
A Seminal Journey of Self-Discovery.
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3/19/2011Runtime
90 minsOverview
In 1931, budding author Christopher Isherwood goes to Berlin at the invitation of his friend W. H. Auden for the gay sex that abounds in the city. He falls for street sweeper Heinz, paying medical bills for the boy's sickly mother, to the disapproval of her other son, Nazi Gerhardt.
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A tender portrait of a young man finding love and self-acceptance in Weimar Berlin, set against the gathering darkness of rising fascism. The film balances intimate romance with historical weight, capturing both the exhilaration of sexual freedom and the fragility of happiness in uncertain times.
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Matt Smith
Christopher Isherwood
Imogen Poots
Jean Ross
Lindsay Duncan
Kathleen Isherwood
Perry Milward
Richard Isherwood
Toby Jones
Gerald Hamilton
Pip Carter
W. H. Auden
Alexander Dreymon
Caspar
Faolan Morgan
Pieps
Issy van Randwyck
Frl. Thurau
Clare Louise Connolly
Frl. Schmidt
Maggie Hayes
Frl. Mayr
Iddo Goldberg
Wilfrid Landauer
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