Eismayer
A hard-as-nails drill sergeant’s journey from serving in silence to true love is explored in this compelling character study based on a true story.
Charles Eismayer is a notoriously strict training officer in the Austrian Armed Forces. On the surface a family man with a wife and young son, he leads a secret life of anonymous hookups with men on the side. When he butts heads with the handsome Falak, an openly gay recruit, Eismayer faces some life changing choices and some unexpected feelings. Will he make the decision to be true to himself or maintain his long-held facade of military-style hypermasculinity?
Content warning: contains homophobic language
Sydney Premiere
Presented with
- International Film Critics’ Week Grand Prize, Venice International Film Festival 2022
“The writer-director’s script and steady hand behind the camera breathe life into a bracing, heartbreaking, and ultimately reaffirming picture.”
— The Playlist
- Unclassified 15+
- 87
- 2022
- Narrative Feature
- Biopic Drama Romance
- Austria
- German English Subtitles
About Eismayer
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Community
Gay Men -
Director
David Wagner -
Cast
Gerhard Liebmann Luka Dimić Julia Koschitz Anton Noori -
Producer
Arash T. Riahi Sabine Gruber -
Company Credits
Courtesy of: Loco Films -
Program Strand
Narrative Feature -
Blurb Writer
David Blanco