Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis (2005)

Original title

Männer, Helden, schwule Nazis

Directed by

Rosa von Praunheim

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 2005 German documentary looks at gay men who embrace hardcore authoritarian and neo-Nazi ideologies. It presents these subjects as real people living with dramatic contradictions rather than as monsters.

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What happens

Men, Heroes and Gay Nazis (German: Männer, Helden, schwule Nazis) is a 2005 German documentary film directed, written and produced by Rosa von Praunheim. The film focuses on gay men who align themselves with hardcore authoritarian views, white power skinheads, and Nazis. Rosa von Praunheim stated of the subjects featured in the documentary, "Some may be shocked that I do not take a stand in my film and do not portray gay neo-Nazis as monsters, but as people living their lives in dramatic contradiction." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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