Companions: Tales from the Closet (1996)
• October 25th, 1996 • 0h 55min
Documentary
Overview
A heartwarming and humorous documentary about lesbian love. Five elderly Swedish women discuss their lives during a period when homosexuality was considered a perversion. They trace their personal development from self-loathing and forbidden love to a hard-won sense of emotional liberation and social openness. An internationally acclaimed and awarded documentary.
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