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Berlin (dpa) - As in previous years, the Berlinale is showing some series again.
This includes “Me and the Others” with Tom Schilling in the lead role.
In the six-part series, director David Schalko (“M - A City Seeks a Murderer”) focuses on Tristan, who seems lost in his life and is hoping for the recognition of his fellow human beings.
But what happens when the others actually do what he wants?
What if they all tell each other the truth or all see him in the truest sense?
“Me and the others” becomes an exciting, but sometimes also a bit cerebral experiment in which the audience does not initially know what they are getting into.
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The approach that Russell T Davies takes with “It's a Sin” is much more emotional.
The Briton has already celebrated success with “Queer as Folk” and “Doctor Who” and with this new miniseries is now telling the story of young gay men in London in the 1980s.
While they discover their sexual identity and enjoy the freedoms of the big city, the danger of a new disease looms right from the start: AIDS.
"It's a Sin", named after the Pet Shop Boys song of the same name, manages the rare feat of skillfully interweaving entertainment, lightness and heartbreaking drama.
Because as exciting as the men's experiences are, it is also clear when watching that some of them will not survive.
Especially in comparison to the corona pandemic, political and social grievances become even more clear: For a long time, AIDS was dismissed as a disease of homosexuals - hardly anyone saw a need for action.
In the UK, “It's a Sin” was on Channel 4 and became one of the station's biggest hits.
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It's a sin
Me and the others
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