Der Kreis

Best Fiction Film 2015 - Awarded

Der Kreis

by Stefan Haupt

Zurich, 1958. The bashful teacher Ernst Ostertag and the German cabaret artist Röbi Rapp get to know one another in the Swiss underground organisation called “Der Kreis.” As the two dissimilar men defend their love, they witness the heyday and decline of this Europe-wide pioneering organisation for gay emancipation.

Cast
Hungerbühler Matthias, Schelker Sven, Sägebrecht Marianne, Taubman Anatole, Monot Jr. Antoine, Witschi Stefan, Merz Markus, Ostertag Ernst, Rapp Röbi, Arens Babett, Jecklin Peter, Leuenberger Marie

Screenplay
Haupt Stefan, Felix Christian, Madeo Ivan, Frey Urs

Production
Contrast Film Zürich GmbH Zürich, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen Zürich

Crew
cinematography: Dengler Tobias | editing: Menzi Christoph | locationsoundmix: Städeli Ingrid, Gassmann Thomas | soundediting: Rosenberger Gregor | music: Bettini Federico | artdirection: Giezendanner Karin | lighting: Toel Raphael | costumes: Schneider Catherine | casting: Glaus Corinna, Madeo Ivan

Festivals

38th Göteborg International Film Festival
50. Solothurner Filmtage
30th Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Ljubljana
10e Festival du Film Gay et Lesbien de Saint-Etiene
22nd IFF of the Art of Cinematography PLUS CAMERIMAGE Bydgoszcz
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
18. Queersicht - Lesbisch-schwules Film Festival Bern
44th Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist
Perlen Queer Film Festival Hannover
38a Mostra Internacional del Cinema de Sao Paulo
Pittsburgh LGBT Film Festival
50th Chicago International Film Festival
Internationales Filmfest Potsdam
15th Bergen International Film Festival
10e Festival du Film Français d'Helvétie Bienne
21st Long Beach LGBTQ Film Festival
2014 Outflix Film Festival
38e Festival des films du monde Montréal
GAZE International LGBT Film Festival Dublin
26th NewFest New York's premier LGBT Film Festival
18th Avanca International Meeting of Cinema, TV, Video and Multimedia
32nd Outfest Los Angeles Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
38th Frameline International Lesbian & Gay Festival San Francisco
12th Brussels Film Festival
30. Festroia Festival internacional de Cinema Setubal
23rd Inside Out Toronto Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Festival
40th Seattle International Film Festival
11th Planete + Doc Film Festival Warsaw
16th Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival Tel Aviv
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
29th Torino Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
30 Jahre Schwule Filmwoche
30 Boston LGBT Film Festival
29. Panorama Berlin