Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish because in the eyes of the Nazis, gays are the lowest form of human being. But it takes a relationship with an openly gay prisoner to teach Max that without the love of another, life is not worth living.
Acting
Owen and Bluteau's wordless chemistry destroys you.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp it cuts through historical horror.
Costume
Mick Jagger's drag queen Greta steals every scene.
Director
Sean Mathias
Lothaire Bluteau
Horst
Clive Owen
Max
Ian McKellen
Uncle Freddie
Mick Jagger
Greta / George
Paul Bettany
Captain
Paul Kynman
Corporal
Rupert Graves
Officer on Train
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Wolf
Jude Law
Stormtrooper
Richard Laing
SS Guard
Crispian Belfrage
SS Guard
Stefan Marling
SS Captain
Suzanne Bertish
Half-Woman - Half-Man
Gresby Nash
Waiter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The pink triangle was reclaimed by ACT UP in the 80s; this film helped restore that erased history.
Mick Jagger only took the Greta role because his daughter Jade dared him to.
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Easily in my top ten of depressing movies. Clive Owens was phenomenal .
@camarykaren 18
A breathtaking film, from beginning to end.
@roberthurley6860 26
I've always loved this movie.
@MultiFantastical 14
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