The Circle
A historical drama about a Swiss teacher's personal and political awakening through love and activism in 1950s Zurich, balancing intimate romance with the existential struggle of living authentically in a repressive era.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
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
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