Romeos

Romeos (German: Romeos ...anders als du denkst!) is a 2011 German feature film directed and written by Sabine Bernardi, produced by Janna Velber and Kristina Löbbert, and edited by Renata Salazar-Ivancan. The film is 94 minutes long.

Plot
The film follows twenty year old transgendered male Lukas (Rick Okon) as he transitions from female to male with the help of best friend Ine (Liv Lisa Fries). Ine, a lesbian, introduces Lukas to the gay scene in Cologne where he meets Fabio (Maximilian Befort), with their relationship changing Lukas' life and his friendship with Ine.

Cast

 * Rick Okon as Lukas
 * Maximilian Befort as Fabio
 * Liv Lisa Fries as Ine
 * Felix Brocke as Sven
 * Silke Geertz as Pflegedienstleiterin Annette
 * Gilles Tschudi as Herr Boeken
 * Ben Gageik as Sven's friend
 * Sigrid Burkholder as Lukas' mother
 * Johannes Schwab as Lukas' father
 * Tessa Lukat as Leila

Awards

 * Won
 * Chéries-Chéris (2011): Grand Prize Chéries-Chéris - Feature Film (Sabine Bernardi)
 * Paris International Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival (2011): People Award Best Film (Sabine Bernardi)
 * FilmOut San Diego (2012): Best Actor (Rick Okon)
 * FilmOut San Diego (2012): Best Supporting Actor (Maximilian Befort)


 * Nominated
 * Baden-Baden TV Film Festival (2012): MFG Star (Sabine Bernardi)
 * German Screen Actors Awards (2013): DSP Award Best Young Actor (Rick Okon)

Age certificates

 * Argentina: 16
 * France: U
 * Germany: 12 (re-rating after appeal)
 * Singapore: R21
 * United Kingdom: 15
 * United States of America: Not rated