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Wikipedia article
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'Great Freedom' is a 2021 drama film directed by . In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the 'Un Certain Regard' section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, the film won the Jury Prize in the 'Un Certain Regard' section. It won the Golden Giraldillo at the Seville European Film Festival. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, and on 22 December 2021, it was shortlisted for the award ceremony.
The film was released theatrically on 18 November 2021 in Germany by Piffl Medien and the following day in Austria by Filmladen Filmverleih.
Plot
In post-World War II Germany, Hans is imprisoned for being gay and develops a relationship with his cellmate Viktor, a convicted murderer.
Cast
* Franz Rogowski as Hans Hoffmann
* Georg Friedrich as Viktor Kohl
* as Leo
* as Oskar
Awards and nominations
'Cannes Film Festival 2021'
* 'Winner': Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
* Nomination: Queer Palm
'European Film Awards 2021'
* 'Winner': European Composer (Nils Petter Molvaer and Peter Brtzmann)
* Nomination: European Actor (Franz Rogowski)
* Nomination: European University Film Award
* 'Winner': European Cinematographer (Crystel Fournier)
'Chicago International Film Festival 2021'
* 'Winner': Gold Q-Hugo
'Seville European Film Festival 2021'
* 'Winner': Golden Giraldillo - Best Film
* 'Winner': ASECAN Award - Best Film in the Official Selection ([https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Meise Sebastian Meise])
* 'Winner': Best Actor (Franz Rogowski)
'Athens International Film Festival 2021'
* 'Winner': Greek Film Critics Associated Award
* 'Winner': Audience Award - International Competition
'Sarajevo Film Festival 2021'
* 'Winner': C.I.C.A.E. Award - Best Film
* 'Winner': Heart of Sarajevo - Best Film ([https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian%20Meise Sebastian Meise])
* 'Winner': Heart of Sarajevo - Best Actor (Georg Friedrich)Friedrich])https://orf.at/stories/3225523/
'Festival du Nouveau Cinma 2021'
* 'Winner': Louve d'Or - Best Film
'Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2021'
* 'Winner': DDA Spotlight Award ([https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian%20Meise Sebastian Meise])
'Viennale 2021'
* 'Winner': ExtraVALUE Film Award - Best Feature Film
* 'Winner': Vienna Film Award - Best Feature
'Torino Film Festival 2021'
* 'Winner': Prize of the City of Torino - Best Actor (Franz Rogowski)
'Hamptons International Film Festival 2021'
* Nomination: Golden Starfish
'[https://www.wahff.be/ Waterloo Film Festival] 2021'
*'Winner': Best Actor (Franz Rogowski)
'[https://www.fifp-occitanie.com/fr Carcassonne, Festival International du Film Politique (FIFP)] 2021'
* 'Winner': Best Director Award
'Zagreb Film Festival 2021'
* 'Winner': Golden Pram - Best Feature Film
'Austrian candidate for Best International Film at the 2022 Academy Awards'
'Great Freedom' was also shortlisted in the Best International Film category 2022 Academy Awards
'[https://luxaward.eu/en LUX Audience Award] 2022'
* Nomination: Sebastian Meise
'Diagonale 2022'
* 'Winner': Diagonale Award for Best Camera (Crystel Fournier)
* 'Winner': VAM-Award for exceptional production performance ([https://www.freibeuterfilm.com/wp/ FreibeuterFilm], Sabine Moser and Oliver Neumann)
* 'Winner': Diagonale Actor Award (Georg Friedrich)
* 'Winner': Diagonale Award for Best Editing (Joana Scrinzi)
'Austrian Film Award 2022'
* 'Winner': Best Feature Film (Production Sabine Moser, Oliver Neumann, Benny Drechsel, Director Sebastian Meise)
* 'Winner': Best male Actor (Georg Friedrich)
* Nomination: Best male Actor (Franz Rogowski)
* 'Winner': Best male supporting role (Thomas Prenn)
* 'Winner': Best Directing (Sebastian Meise)
* 'Winner': Best Script (Thomas Reider and Sebastian Meise)
* 'Winner': Best Camera (Crystel Fournier)
* 'Winner': Best Make-Up (Heiko Schmidt, Roman Braunhofer and Kerstin Gaecklein)
* Nomination: Best Music (Peter Brtzmann and Nils Petter Molvaer)
* 'Winner': Best Editing (Joana Scrinzi)
'German Film Award 2022'
* 'Winner': Best Film (Benny Drechsel, Sabine Moser and Oliver Neumann)
* 'Winner': Best Make-Up (Heiko Schmidt, Roman Braunhofer and Kerstin Gaecklein)
* Nomination: Best Directing (Sebastian Meise)
* Nomination: Best Script (Thomas Reider, Sebastian Meise)
* Nomination: Best male Actor (Franz Rogowski)
* Nomination: Best Camera (Crystel Fournier)
* Nomination: Best Editing (Joana Scrinzi)
* Nomination: Best Costume (Tanja Hausner)
See also
* Paragraph 175
* 'Paragraph 175' (film)
* List of submissions to the 94th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
* List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
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