Coming Out

Heiner Carow

Erika Richter
Wolfram Witt

[Cast Group]
Actor: Matthias Freihof | Character: Philipp Klarmann
Actor: Dagmar Manzel | Character: Tanja
Actor: Dirk Kummer | Character: Matthias
Actor: Michael Gwisdek | Character: Achim
Actor: Werner Dissel | Character: Älterer Homosexueller Walter
Actor: Gudrun Ritter | Character: Frau Möllemann, Serviererin
Actor: Walfriede Schmitt | Character: Philipps Mutter Frau Klarmann
Actor: Axel Wandtke | Character: Jacob
Actor: Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss | Character: Araber
Actor: René Schmidt | Character: Junger Mann im Park
Actor: Thomas Gumpert | Character: Larry
Actor: Ursula Staack | Character: Üppige
Actor: Robert Hummel | Character: Lutz
Actor: Horst Ziethen | Character: Schmächtiger
Actor: Gertraud Kreissig | Character: Schuldirektorin
Actor: Gudrun Okras | Character: Annemarie
Actor: Dieter Okras | Character: Egbert
Actor: Joachim Pape | Character: Älterer Herr
Actor: Cornelia Schirmer | Character: Irina
Actor: Maria Planitzer | Character: Oberärztin
Actor: Charlotte von Mahlsdorf | Character: Marie-Luise
Actor: Evelyn Opoczynski | Character: Mutter des Jeans-Jungen
Actor: Willi Schrade | Character: Vater des Jeans-Jungen
Actor: Holger Siemann | Character: Jacobs Freund
Actor: Theresia Wider | Character: Losverkäuferin

[Directors Group]
Name: Heiner Carow | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Erika Richter | Role: Writer
Name: Wolfram Witt | Role: Writer

[Music Group]
Name: Stefan Carow | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Martin Schlesinger | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Evelyn Carow | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Georg Wratsch | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Regina Viertel | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Heide Haß | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Hannelore Petzold | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Karin Wacker | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Horst Hartwig | Role: Production Manager
Name: Wolfgang Lange | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Dirk Kummer | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Hanna Seydel | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Frank Cochlovius | Role: Art Department
Name: Regina Fritzsche | Role: Art Department
Name: Peter Glaser | Role: Art Department
Name: Klaus Schackner | Role: Art Department
Name: Andreas Herberg | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Hans-Joachim Kreinbrink | Role: Sound Department
Name: Horst Mathuschek | Role: Sound Department
Name: Konrad Walle | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Ralf Haeger | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Wolfgang Fritsche | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dieter Lück | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Klaus Sterz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Winfried Tafel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Evi Behnke | Role: Costume Department
Name: Susanne Carow | Role: Costume Department
Name: Brigitte Mierke | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Haike Brauer | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Baiser | Role: Music Department
Name: Andreas David | Role: Music Department
Name: Barbara Dollfus | Role: Music Department
Name: Dietrich Knothe | Role: Music Department
Name: Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin | Role: Music Department
Name: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Role: Music Department
Name: Rolf Reuter | Role: Music Department
Name: Weimarische Staatskapelle | Role: Music Department
Name: Karsten Troyke | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Helga Brodczinski | Role: Production Department
Name: Wolfgang Hammer | Role: Production Department
Name: Rosalinde Schwarzer | Role: Production Department
Name: Dietmar Steinkühler | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Marcus Berndt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sven Hausmann | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Harry Kupfer | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Berliner Singakademie | Role: Thanks
Name: Weimarische Staatskapelle | Role: Thanks

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097095/videogallery/

East Germany: November 9, 1989
West Germany: February 1990 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Denmark: October 28, 1990 (Gay & Lesbian Film Festival)
Germany: February 4, 1991 (TV premiere)
United States: February 5, 1991 (Princeton Queer Articulations Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
United Kingdom: March 15, 1991
Finland: May 5, 1991 (TV premiere)
Hungary: June 19, 1992
United States: June 24, 1997 (San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
Italy: May 30, 2004 (Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
Russia: October 22, 2010 (Saint Petersburg LGBT International Film Festival)
United States: July 9, 2011 (Outfest Film Festival)
Argentina: March 1, 2026 (Goethe on Demand)

Winner | 1990 | Berlin International Film Festival | Silver Berlin Bear | Heiner Carow, Coming Out | For a sensible movie about the dilemma of minorities and for the deep respect for human rights, humanity and tolerance expressed with it.
Winner | 1990 | Berlin International Film Festival | Teddy | Best Feature Film | Heiner Carow, Coming Out
Nominee | 1990 | Berlin International Film Festival | Golden Berlin Bear | Heiner Carow, Coming Out
Winner | 1990 | Eberswalde Film Festival | Jury Prize | Best Direction (Beste Regie) | Heiner Carow, Coming Out
Winner | 1990 | Eberswalde Film Festival | Jury Prize | Best Young Actor (Bester Nachwuchsdarsteller) | Matthias Freihof, Coming Out

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