Fögi Is a Bastard
| F. es un salud | |
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| Directed by | Marcel Gisler |
| Written by |
Marcel Gisler Rudolf Nadler |
| Based on |
F. est un salaud by Martin Frank |
| Starring |
Frédéric Andrau Vincent Branchet |
| Music by | Rainer Lingk |
| Cinematography | Sophie Maintigneux |
| Edited by | Bettina Böhler |
Production company |
Vega Film |
| Distributed by | Vega Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | France & Switzerland |
| Language | French |
F. est un salaud, (English title F. Is a Bastard or Fögi Is a Bastard, released in German as De Fögi isch en Souhund)[1] is a 1998 French/Swiss film based upon the novel of the same name by Martin Frank. It was filmed in Zürich, Switzerland. The setting is the early 1970s, Zurich. The film was shown in 1999 at the Locarno Film Festival,[2][3] the Toronto International Film Festival, and the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival.[4][5]
Plot summary
Beni, age 15, becomes enamoured with a singer from the rock band "The Minks", Fögi Müller, who is ten years older than him.[4] Fögi ensnares him with the perceived glamor of being a musician, takes him on as the band's 'roadie', and at the same time seduces him. Beni unquestionably follows him, including following him into drug addiction. Beni's youthful innocence is destroyed in a milieu of sex, drinking, drugs, and rock-and-roll. He ends up prostituting himself to pay for Fögi's drug habit.
Primary cast
- Frédéric Andrau ... Fögi
- Vincent Branchet ... Beni Müller
- Urs Peter Halter ... Töbe
- Jean-Pierre von Dach ... Wäde
See also
References
- ↑ Gay interest films
- ↑ "Locarno film festival site". En.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ↑ IMDB event log
- 1 2 Toronto International Film festival
- ↑ "Starpluse film synopsis". Starpulse.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.