On Suffocation is a 2013 Swedish

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directed by Jenifer Malmqvist. The film was shown on the

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and broadcast by

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on October 17, 2014. It won Best Short Film 2014 the

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Plot

In Iran, two young men are hanged for being

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, a sex crime.

Reception

Winner NP Awards Best Nordic Short Film Nordisk Panorama 2013 On Suffocation Jenifer Malmqvist Betsy Sharkey of the ''

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'' called it a "wordless triumph". At the 2014

, ''On Suffocation'' won Best Short Film.

References

External links

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''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 2013 films 2013 short films Swedish short films Swedish LGBT-related films LGBT in Iran Films about capital punishment Films set in Iran 2010s Swedish films 2013 LGBT-related films LGBT-related short films {{2010s-Sweden-film-stub