The Circle (2014)
A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in Europe.
- Released
- 2014-09-18
- Genres
- Drama, Documentary
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Stefan Haupt, Christian Felix, Stefan Haupt, Urs Frey
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 43 votes
Cast
- Matthias Hungerbühler as Ernst Ostertag
- Sven Schelker as Röbi Rapp
- Babett Arens as Romy Sieber
- Aaron Hitz as Teacher Willi Öttli
- Martin Hug as Commissioner Baumgartner
- Peter Jecklin as Principal Dr. Max Sieber
- Ueli Jäggi as Martin Ostertag
- Sebastian Ledesma as Rinaldi - Italian Rent-Boy
- Marie Leuenberger as Miss Gabi Gerster
- Matthias Meier as Jean-Martin
- Markus Merz as Commissioner Stamm
- Antoine Monot Jr. as Gian