On Suffocation

2013 Swedish film
  • Petra Ahlin
  • Jenifer Mamqvist
Distributed byARTE
Release date
  • 19 January 2013 (2013-01-19) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time
7 minutesCountrySweden

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 February 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Jensen, Jorn Rossing (21 January 2014). "The Reunion wins top Swedish film award". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  • On Suffocation at IMDb
  • On Suffocation at Sundance Film Festival
  • On Suffocation at anagram.se
  • http://www.herfilmproject.com/blog/sundance-day-3-swedish-filmmaker-jenifer-malmqvists-short-film-on-suffocation
  • http://afifest.afi.com/sections/T1580


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