Talk Straight: The World of Rural Queers
At a glance
Talk Straight: The World of Rural Queers is a 2004-listed German documentary and semi-biographical film directed by Jochen Hick. Originally titled Ich kenn keinen! – Allein unter Heteros, it is set in Swabia, Germany, and follows four gay men: Hartmut, Richard, Stefan and Uwe. Its listed runtime is 99 minutes. The film is categorized as both a documentary film and a drama film, and German is its listed language. Those details offer viewers a focused account centered on the lives of four men in a specific rural setting. Teachers and students considering documentaries about queer lives, German cinema or the intersection of documentary and drama can use the setting, subjects and format to assess its fit. Hick is identified as both maker and director.
Who it is for
It may suit viewers and students interested in queer lives in a rural German setting. The documentary-and-drama classification may interest readers exploring hybrid film forms.
What is good
- Follows four gay men in Swabia
- Directed by Jochen Hick
- Listed as documentary and drama
- Runtime is 99 minutes
What to know first
- German is the listed language
- The described setting is Swabia
Verdict
Talk Straight centers on four men and their lives in Swabia. Its documentary and semi-biographical framing may appeal to viewers interested in stories rooted in a specific place.
Details
- Year
- 2004wikidata.org · 3 Oct 2026
- Runtime
- 99 minwikidata.org · 3 Oct 2026
- Director
- Jochen Hickwikidata.org · 3 Oct 2026
- Country
- Germanywikidata.org · 3 Oct 2026
- IMDb
- tt0358530wikidata.org · 3 Oct 2026
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Sources
- wikidata.org/wiki/Q1656272· checked 3 Oct 2026
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_Straight:_The_World_of_Rural_· checked 2 Oct 2026
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_Straight%3A_The_World_of_Rura· checked 3 Oct 2026