17h30

(Queer Market Special Screenings)
Westler: East of the Wall, by Wieland Speck (Germany, 1985, 94’)

Felix, living in West-Berlin, decides to take an American friend to visit East- Berlin, where they meet young Thomas.
Felix rapidly falls in love with Thomas and his visits to the other side of the Wall increase in the following weeks. However, the curfew laws won’t allow them to spend a whole night together or build any kind of life together. Felix is forced to go back to West-Berlin at the end of each day and Thomas can’t even cross the border. Torn apart by this forced imprisonment, Thomas decides to try fleeing to the West.

19h00 - 21h30 / LOUNGE SPACE, MEMORY SPACE

FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL’S DAY
COMMENTING THE CLASSICS: Westler

Celebrating the 20 years over the fall of the Berlin Wall, we will screen the feature film Westler: East of the Wall (1985) directed by Wieland Speck, justly considered a classic in Queer Cinema. Christoph Eichhorn, actor in the film, will be present to talk about this experience.