Directed by Jenifer Malmqvist Distributed by ARTE Initial release 9 October 2013 (Paraguay) Screenplay Jenifer Malmqvist Cinematography Ita Zbroniec Zajt | Produced by China Åhlander Running time 7 minutes Director Jenifer Malmqvist Producer China Åhlander | |
Edited by Petra Ahlin
Jenifer Mamqvist Release date 19 January 2013 (2013-01-19) (Sundance Film Festival) Cast Peshang Rad, Poyan Karimi, Kurdi Kara, Zana Penjweni, Ali Dawoud, Ako Rauf Similar Hold Back Tomorrow, Belleville Baby, The Tenderness, Eating Lunch, Forest of the Dancing | ||
On Suffocation is a 2013 Swedish short film directed by Jenifer Malmqvist. The film was shown on the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and broadcast by ARTE on October 17, 2014. It won Best Short Film 2014 the Guldbagge Awards.
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Plot
In Iran, two young men are hanged for being homosexual, a sex crime.
Reception
Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times called it a "wordless triumph".
At the 2014 Guldbagge Awards, On Suffocation won Best Short Film.
References
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