Homophobia (2012)

Directed by

Gregor Schmidinger

Genre

drama film

Country

Austria

Runtime

23 min

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the 1990s, a young Austrian soldier named Michael is on his last night of military service at the Austrian-Hungarian border during the winter solstice. He attempts suicide with a firearm because he is bullied by his fellow soldiers for being gay.

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What happens

Homophobia is a 2012 Austrian short film directed by Gregor Schmidinger and produced by Schmidinger and Julian Wiehl. The film had its premiere in Vienna on 11 May 2012, and was released online on 14 May 2012 as a contribution to the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on 17 May 2012. The film stars Michael Glantschnig, Josef Mohamed, Günther Sturmlechner and Harald Bodingbauer. Homophobia is set in the 1990s during the winter solstice, and is about a young Austrian soldier, Michael (played by Glantschnig), who attempts suicide using a firearm, because of bullying over his homosexuality, during a watch on the Austrian-Hungarian border on the last night of his seven-week military service. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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