Thomas, the son of a prison warden, falls in love with inmate Martin. After Martin's release, they attempt to build a life together, but face constant interference from others.
Based on the autobiographical novel Die Konsequenz by Alexander Ziegler. Buy the book on Amazon.
Wolfgang Petersen’s The Consequence is a sincere and intelligent gay drama that tackles love under institutional and social pressure with unusual directness for the late 1970s. Some of the storytelling is conventional, but the relationship at its centre is treated seriously and sympathetically, giving the film an emotional honesty that still makes it worth discovering.
In 1917, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory bond over their mutual love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.
Prayers for Bobby
2009
Drama, Romance
True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son's suicide prompts her reflection on religious intolerance.
Love, Simon
2018
Comedy, Drama
Simon Spier navigates the challenges of concealing his gay identity from friends and family until a threat to his secret forces him to confront his true self and those around him.
Thomas, the son of a prison warden, falls in love with inmate Martin. After Martin's release, they attempt to build a life together, but face constant interference from others.
Based on the autobiographical novel Die Konsequenz by Alexander Ziegler. Buy the book on Amazon.
Wolfgang Petersen’s The Consequence is a sincere and intelligent gay drama that tackles love under institutional and social pressure with unusual directness for the late 1970s. Some of the storytelling is conventional, but the relationship at its centre is treated seriously and sympathetically, giving the film an emotional honesty that still makes it worth discovering.
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