Christopher and His Kind (2011)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

In 1931, budding author Christopher Isherwood goes to Berlin at the invitation of his friend W. H. Auden for the gay sex that abounds in the city. He falls for street sweeper Heinz, paying medical bills for the boy's sickly mother, to the disapproval of her other son, Nazi Gerhardt.

• Released: 2011-03-19
• Genres: Drama, Romance, TV Movie
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 96 votes

Directed by Geoffrey Sax.

Top cast

• Matt Smith as Christopher Isherwood
• Imogen Poots as Jean Ross
• Lindsay Duncan as Kathleen Isherwood
• Perry Millward as Richard Isherwood
• Toby Jones as Gerald Hamilton
• Pip Carter as W. H. Auden
• Alexander Dreymon as Caspar
• Faolan Morgan as Pieps
• Issy van Randwyck as Frl. Thurau
• Clare Louise Connolly as Frl. Schmidt

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Christopher and His Kind

• United States: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel
• Canada: stream on BritBox Amazon Channel, BritBox, Britbox Apple TV channel

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