Detlef: 60 Years Gay

Detlef: 60 Years Gay was released on November 1, 2012.

Detlef: 60 Years Gay was directed by Jan Rothstein, Stefan Westerwelle.

Detlef: 60 Years Gay has a runtime of 90m.

Detlef: 60 Years Gay was produced by Jan Rothstein, Jan Westerwelle.

There was a time in which the rainbow flag meant more than just the promise of a certain lifestyle. DETLEF takes us back into the turbulent days of the gay rights movement and illuminates an all but forgotten chapter in West-German history, a time of socio-political change during which the battle for fundamental rights for gays and lesbians was fought and won. Sixty-year-old Detlef Stoffel lives with his ninety-one-year-old mother, who is in need of constant care. Detlef, who has little choice in the matter, finds his living situation often restrictive, frustrating and challenging. He nonetheless readily invites us to examine his fascinating personal archive that reveals an eventful, moving, exciting and exhilarating time when it seemed that dreams were possible. Fellow-travellers and other contemporaries remember the atmosphere of hope that prevailed in 1972 when Stoffel founded the Bielefeld Gay Group IHB, took to the streets and advertised their cause.

The key characters in Detlef: 60 Years Gay are Self (Detlef Stoffel), Self (Corny Littmann), Self (Annemarie Stoffel).

Detlef: 60 Years Gay is a Documentary film.

Detlef: 60 Years Gay has an audience rating of 6.6 out of 10.