On Suffocation


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

file:WINNER NP AWARDS BEST NORDIC SHORT FILM NORDISK PANORAMA 2013 ON SUFFOCATION JENIFER MALMQVIST.jpg|thumb|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".
At the 2014 Guldbagge Awards, On Suffocation won Best Short Film.