Parents' Guide to Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate

Movie NR 2023 92 minutes
Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate movie poster: Two queer individuals gazing at each other, not wearing any shirts at Berlin, Germany's Eldorado nightclub, a hub for gays, lesbians, and trans individuals during the 1920s

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Sabrina McFarland By Sabrina McFarland , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 15+

Docu about queer haven has nudity, language, violence.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 15+?

Any Positive Content?

  • Still from Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate: A queer performer entertaining patrons on stage at Berlin, Germany's Eldorado nightclub, a hub for gays, lesbians, and trans individuals during the 1920s, wearing a pink pastel tutu, and a light-colored headdress and top
  • Still from Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate: Bespectacled Magnus Hirschfeld (far right), founder of the world's first gay rights organization in 1897, Institute for Sexual Science in Berlin, Germany and queer individuals gather together wearing attire that includes gowns, suits, and facial masks
  • Still from Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate: Queer couple Toni Ebel (left) and Charlotte Charlaque seated at a nightclub table while in conversation with others at Berlin, Germany's Eldorado, a hub for gays, lesbians, and trans individuals during the 1920s, wearing dark-colored tops

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What's the Story?

ELDORADO: EVERYTHING THE NAZIS HATE chronicles the existence of the Berlin, Germany, queer nightclub during the 1920s. The film also focuses on the rise of Nazism to eliminate not only queer but also Jewish people. Firsthand interviews, archival footage and photographs, and reenactments offer a look at life and injustices toward gay, lesbian, and trans people and others during Europe's changing political power a century ago.

Is It Any Good?

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Gay director Benjamin Cantu shares a heartbreaking and educational portrait of European queer life in the 1920s–1940s. In Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate, the German nightclub is a community and safe haven for gay, lesbian, and trans people. The popular location, says historian and curator Dr. Klaus Mueller, "heralds a new freedom" where individuals "can be free and self-determined for the first time."

Homosexuals, however, are soon seen as criminals and perverts during the emerging political rise of Nazism, and at a moment's notice, intolerance rears its ugly head. "You can have these liberties," notes historian and queer media expert Zavier Nunn, and at times, "they can be taken from you."

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the communication of the cast in Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate. How do they also demonstrate teamwork? Why are these important character strengths?

  • What may have been the justification for the hatred of queers in Germany during the 1920s? What did detractors of this lifestyle hope to achieve in society through the use of hatred and violence?

  • How would you describe the courage and compassion of the queer couples featured in the documentary?

  • What are your thoughts about the present-day site of the Eldorado nightclub? Is it a fair utilization of the property today? Why, or why not?

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Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate movie poster: Two queer individuals gazing at each other, not wearing any shirts at Berlin, Germany's Eldorado nightclub, a hub for gays, lesbians, and trans individuals during the 1920s

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