Rosa von Praunheim

Biography

Rosa von Praunheim, born Holger Bernhard Bruno Waldemar Mischwitzky, was a German film director, author, painter and the most famous gay rights activist in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. A prolific director, he has made over seventy feature films. He began his career associated to the New German Cinema as a senior member of the Berlin school of underground filmmaking. He took the artistic female name Rosa von Praunheim to remind people of the pink triangle that homosexuals had to wear in Nazi concentration camps.

Known for

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Thirty Years with the Whip

2024 ⭐ 6.4

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Operndiven - Operntunten

2020 ⭐ 8.0

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ACT! Wer bin ich?

2017 ⭐ 8.0

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24 Hours Berlin

2009 ⭐ 9.0

Career timeline

2025

Satanic Sow

2025

2024

Thirty Years with the Whip

2024

⭐ 6.4

2022

Rex Gildo: The Last Dance

2022

⭐ 4.1

2021

Die Nachtigall – Der grausame Sohn

2021

2020

Operndiven - Operntunten Notable

2020

⭐ 8.0

2019

Darkroom

2019

⭐ 5.4

2018

Friendship of Men

2018

⭐ 4.3

2017

Survival in Berlin-Neukölln

2017

⭐ 2.0

ACT! Wer bin ich? Notable

2017

⭐ 8.0

2015

Tough Love

2015

⭐ 5.9

Praunheim Memoires

2015

2014

Auf der Suche nach Heilern

2014

Mario Wirz

2014

Laura – Das Juwel von Stuttgart

2014

2012

Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim

2012

King of Comics

2012

⭐ 4.5

2011

Rent Boys

2011

⭐ 5.3

2010

20 × Brandenburg

2010

⭐ 5.0

New York Memories

2010

⭐ 4.8

2009

24 Hours Berlin Notable

2009

⭐ 9.0

2008

Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please?

2008

⭐ 5.1

Dead Gay Men and Living Lesbians

2008

⭐ 3.5

2007

Two Mothers

2007

2005

Your Heart in My Head

2005

⭐ 4.6

Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis

2005

⭐ 6.1

Umsonst Gelebt: Walter Schwarze Notable

2005

⭐ 8.0

2002

Cows Knocked Up by Fog Notable

2002

⭐ 8.0

Queens Don’t Cry

2002

⭐ 4.5

2000

Fassbinder's Women

2000

⭐ 5.3

The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld

2000

⭐ 5.4

1998

Gay Courage: 100 Years of the Gay Movement

1998

⭐ 3.0

Frequently appears with

Katharina Gerhardt

Lady Odette

Léon Schröder

Meinhard

Markus Gertken

Frank

Heiko Pinkowski

Fred

Full filmography

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Satanic Sow

2025

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Thirty Years with the Whip

2024 ⭐ 6.4

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Rex Gildo: The Last Dance

2022 ⭐ 4.1

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Die Nachtigall – Der grausame Sohn

2021

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Operndiven - Operntunten

2020 ⭐ 8.0

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Darkroom

2019 ⭐ 5.4

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Friendship of Men

2018 ⭐ 4.3

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Survival in Berlin-Neukölln

2017 ⭐ 2.0

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ACT! Wer bin ich?

2017 ⭐ 8.0

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Tough Love

2015 ⭐ 5.9

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Praunheim Memoires

2015

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Auf der Suche nach Heilern

2014

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Mario Wirz

2014

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Laura – Das Juwel von Stuttgart

2014

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Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim

2012

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King of Comics

2012 ⭐ 4.5

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Rent Boys

2011 ⭐ 5.3

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20 × Brandenburg

2010 ⭐ 5.0

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New York Memories

2010 ⭐ 4.8

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24 Hours Berlin

2009 ⭐ 9.0