Suddenly, Last Winter (Improvvisamente l’inverno scorso)
Luca and Gustav, two men in their 30s, have been a stable couple for eight years – not big news in a western European country one would think…
But suddenly, last winter, their basic civil rights as a couple became a front page issue as the proposed introduction of civil partnerships for gay couples caused outrage in Italy.
In the midst of an outbreak of terrifying homophobic attacks, Gustav convinced Luca to pick up a camera and record their journey through the sexual intolerance that had appeared all around them.
This multi-award winning document of that time is a stunning combination of the political and the personal – and utterly compelling.
Click here to read our interview with Gustav Hofer
