German Gay Movies & Short Films

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David

2018 Drama, Fantasy

After a recent breakup with a boy named David, a young man spirals down a mind-bending rabbit hole of unusual encounters with other Davids.

A Male

2022 Drama

Sixteen year old Carlos lives at a boarding school in Bogotá and dreams of spending Christmas with his family. Pressured to conform to traditional ideas of masculinity, he hides his true self from the world. As he navigates adolescence, Carlos begins to explore his sexuality, confront his fears and desires, and embrace a more authentic version of who he is.

LasVegas

2023 Drama

Tristan, a young fashion designer striving for independence, is captivated by Sunny, a charismatic night worker. Their intense love story evolves into a journey between dreams and reality, unveiling secrets that challenge their notions of freedom and desire.

Bones and Names

2023 Drama

Boris and Jonathan's relationship reaches a critical juncture. As actor Boris begins to blur the lines between work and reality, writer Jonathan is forced to confront his own fears.

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Richard & Gilbert

2015 Horror

A quiet village grapples with a series of chilling and inexplicable homicides.

Cloudy Clouds

2021 Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Seventeen-year-old Paul is drawn to the strange and mysterious, like stealth trails and abandoned places. His peculiar interests attract his classmate Dala and his teacher Mr. Bulwer, both intrigued by his enigmatic nature. When a boy's body is found in the forest, their hidden desires come to the surface.

The Last Taboo

2024 Documentary

Out of 500,000 active male professional footballers, fewer than ten are openly gay. While it is widely accepted in many areas, it remains a taboo subject in the world of professional soccer.

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Remember I am Dead

2024 Drama, Romance

One night, 31 year old farmer Sagat visits a cemetery. By morning, 29 year old Roman is found sitting in his living room. He appears to have never set foot there before, yet something suggests otherwise. Who is Roman? What connects these two men? Why has he appeared, and how long will he stay?

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Lolo

2019 Drama

Lolo is an openly gay 11-year-old boy trying to finally convince Max, his first love, to go public with their relationship at the school party.

Sad Jokes

2024 Comedy, Drama

Joseph and Sonya share an intimate friendship and their young son, whom they're raising together. While Joseph, a film director, is doubly preoccupied with a new idea for a film and with the aftermath of a previous relationship, Sonya suffers from depression. When she is hospitalized, Joseph must juggle both his everyday commitments and his artistic ambitions.

Bright Night

2014 Drama, Mystery

Two couples visit a home from their past, and sexual tension brings out the worst in each other. Long-buried grudges resurface.

A Good Boy

2008 Drama

After the death of his mother, 17-year-old Sven moves in with his father, Achim. Though Sven does well in school, he seems incredibly cold and distant and only enjoys the company of young boys.

Michael

1924 Drama, Romance

Triangle story: painter, his young male model, unscrupulous princess.

Sex in Chains

1928 Drama

A young man is convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a term in prison. There he forms a close relationship with his cellmate and upon his release his wife is concerned as to how prison has changed the man she married.

Different from the Others

1919 Drama, Romance

Two male musicians fall in love, but blackmail and scandal makes the affair take a tragic turn.

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Far Out

2019 Drama

In 1987 East Berlin, two men meet in a sexual encounter and decide to spend the night wandering together, discovering their deep similarities and stark differences.

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Frequent Traveller

2008 Drama

At the security control system of an airport, a man seeks to be touched. But today he crosses a new frontier.

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Vitja

2025 Drama

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Viktor escapes to Berlin in search of a more liberated life, leaving behind his family’s judgment and the restrictions of a society shaped by fear and control. There, he finds love with David, but the life he tried to leave behind begins to resurface.

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It’s Consuming Me

2012 Drama, Romance

Caught in memories of what could have been, one struggles to move forward while losing grip on reality.

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Out Now

2005 Drama

Tom, a Bavarian teenager, struggles with his homosexuality in a small town. After discovering Nikias, a school bully, secretly engaging in gay relationships, Tom confronts his own desires and the complexities of teenage identity in a conservative community.

Sorry Guys

2017 Comedy, Drama

In Berlin, 1999, gay couple Robert and Louis ask Louis’ sister Svenja to be their surrogate. But when she shows up with her clueless new boyfriend, the night spirals into chaos, testing family ties and buried plans.

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Baumgeflüster

2026 Comedy, Romance

Shy forestry official Yascha falls for a photographer named Mats while negotiating the sale of a private woodland for a national park. As romance and work collide, a web of lies forces him to choose between duty and the life he truly wants.

The Garden

1990 Drama

A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to a crowd of intrusive paparazzi; she tries to flee them. Two men who are lovers marry and are arrested by the powers that be. The men are mocked and pilloried, tarred, feathered, and beaten. Loose in this contemporary world of electrical-power transmission lines is also Jesus.

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Mr_Right_22

2007 Comedy

It's Adam's first internet date, but when he transmitted his photo to the date, he never received the date's pic in return. So there he is, sitting in a gay bar waiting for his unknown Mr. Right to approach him.

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La Vita Semplice

2022 Documentary

Pedro and Flavio live a simple and beautiful life together, filled to the brim with love, away from the distractions of the outside world. For the past 30 years, they have poured their heart and soul into their scenic property situated in the rolling hills of Bologna. If work truly is love made visible, then the life Pedro and Flavio have created for themselves really exceeds.

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Cake and Sand

2010 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Tim and Julian navigate the complexities of their deeply loving relationship, grappling with physical intimacy challenges that test their emotional bond.

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The Society

2015 Drama

A short film from Iraq, talks about the freedom that we need and our right of talking

German Gay Movies & Short Films

All German Gay Films

David

A Male

LasVegas

Bones and Names

Richard & Gilbert

Cloudy Clouds

The Last Taboo

Remember I am Dead

Lolo

Sad Jokes

Bright Night

A Good Boy

Michael

Sex in Chains

Different from the Others

Far Out

Frequent Traveller

Vitja

It’s Consuming Me

Out Now

Sorry Guys

Baumgeflüster

The Garden

Mr_Right_22

La Vita Semplice

Cake and Sand

The Society

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