On Suffocation

On Suffocation
Directed by Jenifer Malmqvist
Produced by China Åhlander
Cinematography Ita Zbroniec Zajt
Edited by
  • Petra Ahlin
  • Jenifer Mamqvist
Distributed by ARTE
Release dates
Running time
7 minutes
Country Sweden

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.

Plot

In Iran, two young men are hanged for being homosexual, a sex crime.

Reception

Winner NP Awards Best Nordic Short Film Nordisk Panorama 2013 On Suffocation Jenifer Malmqvist

Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times called it a "wordless triumph".[1]

At the 2014 Guldbagge Awards, On Suffocation won Best Short Film.[2]

References

  1. Sharkey, Betsy (18 January 2013). "Sundance short films can be first steps in successful careers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. Jensen, Jorn Rossing (21 January 2014). "The Reunion wins top Swedish film award". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

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