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8.3 out of 10

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  1. ChadS.
    May 10, 2005
    8
    My mind flashbacked to Alan Parker's "Pink Floyd: the Wall" when the Nazi screams, "And this one looks queer..." during a musical number that resembles a rally straight out of "The Triumph of the Will". It never occured to me that the Germans killed their own kind; that a gay German might as well have been Jewish. "Paragraph 175" is only as good as its subjects, and yes, the testimonies by concentration camp survivors are at turns, nostalgic, gripping, and heartbreaking. These are real tears by men with something to cry about. It's a thing of fascination to learn how the women didn't have to pay with their lives; that even the Nazis thought lesbians were cute.… Expand
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  2. edt
    Oct 18, 2005
    10
    Inspirational for any one who sees that homosexuality is a daily struggle. these few survivors lived through hell and still saw a reason to live, not sure i would have felt the same.
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Metascore
85 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critics

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  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    90
    The definitive screen chronicle to date of homosexual persecution under the Third Reich.
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  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    90
    It's astonishing, and moving.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    An exquisite and powerful documentary -- one whose elegance only heightens its devastating impact.
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