The Circle

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.

Cast

Matthias Hungerbühler

as Ernst Ostertag

Sven Schelker

as Röbi Rapp

Babett Arens

as Romy Sieber

Aaron Hitz

as Teacher Willi Öttli

Martin Hug

as Commissioner Baumgartner

Peter Jecklin

as Principal Dr. Max Sieber

Ueli Jäggi

as Martin Ostertag

Sebastian Ledesma

as Rinaldi - Italian Rent-Boy

Marie Leuenberger

as Miss Gabi Gerster

Matthias Meier

as Jean-Martin

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