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The Birdcage
GERMANY · 1996

The Birdcage

Mike Nichols
family acceptance identity and authenticity same-sex relationships coming out deception and pretense
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Synopsis

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.

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