简介：Bythe1920's,Berlinhadbecomeknownasahomosexualeden,wheregaymenandlesbianslivedrelativelyopenlivesamidstanexcitingsubcultureofartistsandintellectuals.WiththecomingtopoweroftheNazis,allthischanged.Between1933and1945100,000menwerearrestedforhomosexualityunderParagraph175,thesodomyprovisionoftheGermanpenalcodedatingbackto1871.Somewereimprisoned,othersweresenttoconcentrationcamps.Ofthelatter,onlyabout4,000survived.Today,fewerthantenofthesemenareknowntobeliving.Fiveofthemhavenowcomeforwardtotelltheirstoriesforthefirsttimeinthispowerfulnewfilm.TheNazipersecutionofhomosexualsmaybethelastuntoldstoryoftheThirdReich.Paragraph175fillsacrucialgapinthehistoricalrecord,andrevealsthelastingconsequencesofthishiddenchapterof20thcenturyhistory,astoldthroughpersonalstoriesofmenandwomenwholivedthroughit:thehalfJewishgayresistancefighterwhospentthewarhelpingrefugeesinBerlin;theJewishlesbianwhoescapedtoEnglandwiththehelpofawomanshehadacrushon;theGermanChristianphotographerwhowasarrestedandimprisonedforhomosexuality,thenjoinedthearmyonhisreleasebecausehe"wantedtobewithmen";theFrenchAlsatianteenagerwhowatchedashisloverwastorturedandmurderedinthecamps.Thesearestoriesofsurvivors--sometimesbitter,butjustasoftenfilledwithironyandhumor;torturedbytheirmemories,yetinfusedwithapowerfulwilltoendure.Theirmovingtestimonies,renderedwithevocativeimagesoftheirlivesandtimes,tellahaunting,compellingstoryofhumanresilienceinthefaceofunspeakablecruelty.Intimateinitsportrayals,sweepinginitsimplications,Paragraph175raisesprovocativequestionsaboutmemory,history,andidentity.…