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      Paragraph 175

      Released Sep 13, 2000 1 hr. 16 min. Documentary List
      95% 19 Reviews Tomatometer 83% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Rupert Everett narrates this harrowing documentary about the persecution of homosexuals in the Third Reich, which adds a deeper dimension to Holocaust history. Using an obscure paragraph in Germany's penal code dating back to 1871, the Nazi government arrested gay men, sending them to jail or concentration camps, where they were tortured and murdered. Interviews with aging survivors detail the shift from the social freedoms of the Weimar Republic to the repressive terror imposed by the Nazis. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Oct 26 Buy Now

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      Audience Member Something's lacking. But very moving. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member It's extremely disturbing that some of the same arguments used by the Nazis to justify such vile acts against humanity are now being used by the Christian Right to justify denying us our full civil rights. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member An uncanny and strong expose, the figures of emotions spread across the fabric of the film is hair - raising. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent for what it is ... Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member First watched this in high school with my best friend. Was very affected by it but didn't fully appreciate it. Watched it again as a 26 year old and it was moving beyond belief. Reached into the depths of my soul to try to understand how human beings can do such things to other human beings. Sad that it was made so long after the Holocaust when most of the survivors had already died. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member From what I could glean from my viewing, this documentary (already 9 years old!) was well-researched and constructed as well as moving. Unfortunately, there were no English subtitles for the interviewees who spoke German and French; however, I was delighted to have Rupert narrate intermittently. Look forward to a second sitting. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture ... absorbing documentary... Feb 5, 2018 Full Review Eric Harrison Houston Chronicle One of the most moving interviews is with Pierre Seel. May 21, 2001 Full Review Kevin Maynard Mr. Showbiz The reason to watch is the firsthand testimonies themselves. Rated: 90/100 Mar 2, 2001 Full Review Alabama Forum Staff Alabama Forum Paragraph 175 combines recent interviews with six of the nine known survivors, some speaking publicly for the first time, and a wealth of archival and personal photographs and film footage taken before the war. May 4, 2023 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row A heartbreaking portrait of an oft-overlooked aspect of the Holocaust that feels eerily timely now. Jun 26, 2022 Full Review Glenn Dunks The Film Experience ...casts further tragic light on the experience of LGBTIQ people across history and does so with stark candor. Nov 2, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Rupert Everett narrates this harrowing documentary about the persecution of homosexuals in the Third Reich, which adds a deeper dimension to Holocaust history. Using an obscure paragraph in Germany's penal code dating back to 1871, the Nazi government arrested gay men, sending them to jail or concentration camps, where they were tortured and murdered. Interviews with aging survivors detail the shift from the social freedoms of the Weimar Republic to the repressive terror imposed by the Nazis.
      Director
      Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
      Screenwriter
      Sharon Wood
      Distributor
      New Yorker Films, Films Transit International [ca/nl/us]
      Production Co
      Zero Gravity Productions, Channel Four Films, Cinemax, Telling Pictures, HBO Theatrical Documentary, Zero Film GmbH
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 13, 2000, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jul 23, 2002
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $96.2K
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Stereo, Surround
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