Coming Out

"Philipp, a closeted teacher, is dating a female colleague to keep up appearances. One night he stumbles into a gay bar and falls for a man. Transformed by this love, he is no longer afraid to face up to who he is."

Cast

Matthias Freihof

as Philipp Klarmann

Dagmar Manzel

as Tanja

Dirk Kummer

as Matthias

Michael Gwisdek

as Achim

Werner Dissel

as Älterer Homosexueller Walter

Gudrun Ritter

as Frau Möllemann / Serviererin

Walfriede Schmitt

as Philipps Mutter Frau Klarmann

Axel Wandtke

as Jakob

Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss

as Araber

René Schmidt

as Junger Mann im Park

Thomas Gumpert

as Larry

Ursula Staack

as Üppige

Robert Hummel

as Lutz

Horst Ziethen

as Schmächtiger

Gertraud Kreissig

as Schuldirektorin

Gudrun Okras

as Annemarie

Dieter Okras

as Egbert

Joachim Pape

as Älterer Herr

Cornelia Schirmer

as Irina

Maria Planitzer

as Oberärztin

Charlotte von Mahlsdorf

as Marie-Luise

Evelyn Opoczynski

as Mutter des Jeans-Jungen (uncredited)

Willi Schrade

as Vater des Jeans-Jungen (uncredited)

Holger Siemann

as Jacobs Freund (uncredited)

Theresia Wider

as Losverkäuferin (uncredited)

Crew

Erika Richter

Writer

Regina Viertel

Costume Design

Hannelore Petzold

Makeup Artist

Konrad Walle

Sound Mixer

Hans-Joachim Kreinbrink

Sound

Heide Haß

Makeup Artist

Georg Wratsch

Production Design

Karin Wacker

Makeup Artist

Heiner Carow

Director

Marcus Berndt

Property Master

Dirk Kummer

Second Assistant Director

Andreas Herberg

Carpenter

Frank Cochlovius

Storyboard Artist

Klaus Schackner

Construction Coordinator

Wolfgang Hammer

Assistant Production Manager

Sven Hausmann

Props

Martin Schlesinger

Director of Photography

Rosalinde Schwarzer

Assistant Production Manager

Horst Hartwig

Head of Production

Dietmar Steinkühler

Assistant Production Manager

Wolfgang Lange

Production Manager

Stefan Carow

Original Music Composer

Hanna Seydel

First Assistant Director

Regina Fritzsche

Assistant Production Design

Peter Glaser

Set Dresser

Wolfram Witt

Writer

Klaus Sterz

Gaffer

Winfried Tafel

Second Assistant Camera

Horst Mathuschek

Sound Assistant

Ralf Haeger

Stunts

Wolfgang Fritsche

First Assistant Camera

Helga Brodczinski

Production Secretary

Haike Brauer

Assistant Editor

Evelyn Carow

Editor