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Westler
Sign in to saveWestler is a 1985 film originally produced for West German television and later released in cinema. It was directed by Wieland Speck and broadcast on ZDF.
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5.5Felix from West-Berlin falls in love with Thomas in East-Berlin. At first they keep their relationship going by regular visits from Felix, but the curfew forces him to return every evening. When the East-German authorities become suspicious, Thomas decides to try and flee to the West.
Cast
- Sigurd Rachman as Felix
- Rainer Strecker as Thomas
- Andy Lucas as Bruce
- Harry Baer as Zollbeamter
- Christoph Eichhorn as Schauspieler
- Thomas Kretschmann as Soldat
Themes
- berlin wall
- cold war
- curfew
- east germany
- lgbt
- west germany
- gay theme
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
425 votes
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 248820
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- publication date
- 1987-05-28
- title
- Westler
- described at URL
- ffmop.de/programm/film_detail/movie-5c191172c179d
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Westler is a 1985 film originally produced for West German television and later released in cinema. It was directed by Wieland Speck and broadcast on ZDF.
==Synopsis== Felix is visited in West Berlin by an American friend from Los Angeles. The two make a day trip to East Berlin where they meet Thomas. Thomas and Felix fall in love but are divided by the Wall, much like all of Germany at the time. Felix tries to keep their relationship strong by making regular visits to Thomas in the East, but this raises the suspicions of the East German authorities. Eventually, Thomas seeks to flee to West Germany by flying to Prague, where a Czech friend has arranged a contact with an escape helper.