“The Boys in the Band”
With a cast of exceptional and exclusively openly gay actors, "Boys In The Band" takes on themes of homophobia, racism, vanity, and substance abuse.
Prager Botschaft
In September 1989, more and more GDR citizens fled to the West German embassy in Prague. Among them were Stefan and Bettina, who were spending their honeymoon in Czechoslovakia. When Stefan briefly returns to the GDR to fetch their young son, he also brings their friends Karin and Thomas with him. There is no end to the influx of refugees and the embassy is completely overwhelmed with those wanting to leave. What's more, despite hectic negotiations behind the scenes, no political solution seems to be on the horizon. The situation in the embassy garden is becoming increasingly dramatic. A humanitarian catastrophe is imminent.
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In September 1989, more and more GDR citizens fled to the West German embassy in Prague. Among them were Stefan and Bettina, who were spending their honeymoon in Czechoslovakia. When Stefan briefly returns to the GDR to fetch their young son, he also brings their friends Karin and Thomas with him. There is no end to the influx of refugees and the embassy is completely overwhelmed with those wanting to leave. What's more, despite hectic negotiations behind the scenes, no political solution seems to be on the horizon. The situation in the embassy garden is becoming increasingly dramatic. A humanitarian catastrophe is imminent.
Cast
Lutz Konermann
Director
Anneke Kim Sarnau
Bettina Herfurth
Hans-Werner Meyer
Georg Stein
Hinnerk Schönemann
Thomas Schäfer
Dietrich Mattausch
Botschafter Huber
Christoph Bach
Stefan Herfurth
Valerie Koch
Karin Schäfer
Tatja Seibt
Johanna Borchart
Michael Kind
Günther Herfurth
Doris Plenert
Gertraude Herfurth
Timm-Marvin Schattling
Daniel
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