Paragraph 175
2000 · 74 min
Directed by Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein. Starring Rupert Everett, Albrecht Becker, Magnus Hirschfeld.
During the Nazi regime, there was widespread persecution of homosexual men, which started in 1871 with the Paragraph 175 of the German Penal Code. Thousands were murdered in concentration camps. This powerful and disturbing documentary, narrated by Rupert Everett, presents for the first time the largely untold testimonies of some of those who survived.
Critics 94% · audiences 84% · streaming on Kanopy, Criterion Channel