MANNER, HELDEN, SCHWULE NAZIS

MANNER, HELDEN, SCHWULE NAZIS

A Film by Rosa von Praunheim

Cast: Bernd Ewald Althans, Joerg Fischer, Rainer Fromm, Rüdiger Lautmann, Rosa von Praunheim

Since its inception, the homosexual movement has always numbered gays whose political leanings tend towards the extreme right; these are men who set great store by masculinity and nationalism, who look down on "fairies" and women and propagate anti-Semitism. Writing shortly before his death from Aids at the end of the 1980s, neo-Nazi Michael Köhnen claimed that gay men made better fighters, because having no family made them more independent and braver. My documentary portrays gay men who describe themselves as right-wing, or who have a history of alignment with the extreme right. Andre is a skinhead. He associates with a group of other bald-headed right-wing men, most of whom tolerate his being gay. Alexander Schlesinger is a member of a political party representing extreme right-wing views. He claims that his party's chief is aware of his homosexuality. Bernd Ewald Althans, who gained a reputation for his film, PROFESSION: NEONAZI, did time for his denial of the Holocaust. Today, he organises gay parties in Berlin. For nine years, Jörg Fischer was an active member of the extreme right-wing parties NPD and DVU. During this time he had a relationship with another male party member which lasted four years. He left these organisations in 1991 and now works as a journalist.Journalist Rainer Fromm estimates that 10÷15% of neo-Nazi party leadership is gay and that their homosexuality is tolerated within the party. Full Summary

Country: Germany
Year: 2005
Genre: Documentary
Language: German
Location: Bad Wiessee, Dachau, Munich, Nuremberg, Berlin (Germany)
Runtime: 90 min
Subtitles: English (in file)

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