Heiko (2008) is a

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, directed by David Bonneville and produced by the

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. It is 13 minutes long. The film shows the perverse relationship between a 70-year-old aesthete and a young man named Heiko. It is part of the DVD compilation 'Boys on Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want' distributed by

Peccadillo Pictures Peccadillo Pictures is a UK-based film producer and distributor of art house, gay and lesbian, independent and world cinema. They have provided distribution for many films such as ''Weekend (2011 film), Weekend'', ''Tomboy (2011 film), Tomboy'', ...

Cast

José Manuel Mendes José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

*Jaime Freitas

Festival Highlights

''Heiko'' had many awards *Best Short Film Award at the 24th MixCopenhagen International Film Festival (winner) *Special Mention at the 10th Slamdance Film Festival, Park City, Utah, US (winner) *IndieLisboa Lisbon International Film Festival (nomination) *RUSHES Soho Shorts Film Festival, UK (nomination) *Toronto InsideOut Film Festival, Canada (nomination) *Torino G&L Film Festival (nomination) *TIFF Transilvania International Film Festival

External links

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Heiko on the director's website

References

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