Eismayer

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At the French Institute:

THU 08/06 ● 8pm

Title: Eismayer
Direction: David Wagner
Cast: Gerhard Liebmann, Luka Dimić, Julia Koschitz, Anton Noori, Christopher Schärf, Karl Fischer
Production: Golden Girls Film
Distribution: Surtsey Films
Genre: Drama
Duration: 87’
Country: Austria
Year: 2022
V.O in German. Subtitles in Spanish and Catalan

Festivals: Amsterdam (LGTBI), Belgrade (LGTBI), Glasgow, Goteborg, Istanbul, Les Arcs, Napols, Palm Springs, Prague (LGTBI), Reykjavík, Saarbrucken (Max Ophüls, German speaking cinema), Sidney, Tbilisi, Thessalonica, Venice, Vienna, Zurich

First showing in Spain

Sergeant Major Eismayer is known and feared as the toughest training officer in the Austrian Armed Forces, ruthless with recruits and unwavering in his discipline, order and macho toughness. But when he starts to fall in love with Falak, a new recruit who unashamedly embraces his homosexuality, Eismayer’s closeted existence is shaken to the core. To a man like Eismayer, loving another man cannot be reconciled with the understanding of what a model soldier should be. Will he choose to protect his badass tough guy image over all else, or can he follow his heart and his true desire?

Eismayer is inspired by a true story and touches on the subject of stereotypical image of man, as well as how sexual orientation is automatically associated with certain conventions and social roles.