The Circle
Der Kreis
Drama
Documentary
A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in Europe.
2014-09-18
de
Cast
Director
Stefan Haupt
Matthias Hungerbühler as Ernst Ostertag
Sven Schelker as Röbi Rapp
Aaron Hitz as Teacher Willi Öttli
Martin Hug as Commissioner Baumgartner
Peter Jecklin as Principal Dr. Max Sieber
Ueli Jäggi as Martin Ostertag
Marie Leuenberger as Miss Gabi Gerster
Antoine Monot Jr. as Gian
Ruth Schwegler as Salome Ostertag
Marianne Sägebrecht as Erika Rapp
Anatole Taubman as Felix Schupp
Ingo Ospelt as Emil Lutz
Christoph Keller as Rent Boy
Walter Küng as School Inspector