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Paragraph 175 (2000)
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Ratings: 7.7/10 from 1,071 users
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Reviews: 18 user | 17 critic | 14 from Metacritic.com Historian Klaus Müller interviews survivors of the Nazi persecution of homosexuals because of the German Penal Code of 1871, Paragraph 175. Writer:Sharon Wood |
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By the 1920's, Berlin had become known as a homosexual eden, where gay men and lesbians lived relatively open lives amidst an exciting subculture of artists and intellectuals. With the coming to power of the Nazis, all this changed. Between 1933 and 1945 100,000 men were arrested for homosexuality under Paragraph 175, the sodomy provision of the German penal code dating back to 1871. Some were imprisoned, others were sent to concentration camps. Of the latter, only about 4,000 survived. Today, fewer than ten of these men are known to be living. Five of them have now come forward to tell their stories for the first time in this powerful new film. The Nazi persecution of homosexuals may be the last untold story of the Third Reich. Paragraph 175 fills a crucial gap in the historical record, and reveals the lasting consequences of this hidden chapter of 20th century history, as told through... Written by Anonymous
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(France) See more »Also Known As:
175. paragrafus See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$25,007 (USA) (17 September 2000) (2 Screens)Gross:
$65,719 (USA) (24 September 2000)Company Credits
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Written by Gustav Mahler
Performed by the Danish National Radio Orchestra
Conducted by Leif Segerstam
Courtesy of C.F. Peters - Musikverlag and Chandos Records Ltd. See more »
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The statute of Paragraph 175 was amended several times. The Nazis broadened the law in 1935 and increased its prosecutions by an order of magnitude; thousands died in concentration camps, regardless of guilt or innocence. East Germany reverted to the old version of the law in 1950, limited its scope to sex with youths under 18 in 1968, and abolished it entirely in 1988. West Germany retained the Nazi-era statute until 1969, when it was limited to "qualified cases"; it was further attenuated in 1973 and finally revoked entirely in 1994 after German reunification. See more »Soundtracks
"Symphony No. 5"Written by Gustav Mahler
Performed by the Danish National Radio Orchestra
Conducted by Leif Segerstam
Courtesy of C.F. Peters - Musikverlag and Chandos Records Ltd. See more »
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