The Consequence
Alternative title: Die Konsequenz

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen

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.

The Consequence

Alternative title: Die Konsequenz

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen

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.

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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.