The Circle
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.
Cast
Matthias Hungerbühler
Ernst Ostertag
Sven Schelker
Röbi Rapp
Babett Arens
Romy Sieber
Aaron Hitz
Teacher Willi Öttli
Martin Hug
Commissioner Baumgartner
Peter Jecklin
Principal Dr. Max Sieber
Ueli Jäggi
Martin Ostertag
Sebastian Ledesma
Rinaldi - Italian Rent-Boy
Marie Leuenberger
Miss Gabi Gerster
Matthias Meier
Jean-Martin
Markus Merz
Commissioner Stamm
Antoine Monot Jr.
Gian
Ruth Schwegler
Salome Ostertag
Maja Stolle
Sue the Barmaid
Marianne Sägebrecht
Erika Rapp
Storyline
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.
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