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Gay Nazi Film Wins Top Award


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Brotherhood, a film about a secret gay love affair between two members of a gay-bashing neo-Nazi group, was awarded the top prize at the Rome Film Festival on October 23. It is the first film by director Nicolo Donato, a former fashion photographer.

The subject matter is particularly timely as Rome has been shaken this year by excessive antigay violence.

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  • Name: Frank
    Date posted: 10/27/2009 3:13:02 AM
    Hometown: MI

    Comment:

    I am not Jewish. I don't think of myself as Christian. But, I dislike Nazi simply because of what they represent (an extremist group whom wanted a perfected society based on religious views). I dislike any religious group that says Gays, Jews, and so on shouldn't exist, because the religious think they are flawed. Religious nationalism does not work. Some Nazis (Ernst Röhm) were gay. Some gays (Pierre Seel) were persecuted by Nazis. What next? The gay KKK? (Actually, refer to Dave Chappelle's work).

  • Name: ArtNOLA
    Date posted: 10/25/2009 8:32:46 PM
    Hometown: New Orleans

    Comment:

    There is a part of me that hopes the Neo Nazi movement is pissed off about this film, but that may just provoke gay bashing so I'm torn. I just love seeing that type of group pissed off.

  • Name: Hannah
    Date posted: 10/25/2009 5:45:40 PM
    Hometown: Raleigh

    Comment:

    Actually, my two best friends are Jewish and they would watch this. Yeah, its difficult to watch, but sometimes we need to challenge ourselves. This film gives Neo-Nazis (two at least) humanity, and that's not something we want to see. We want things to be black and white, which means Nazi's are evil and that is the end of the story. On average, that is the case. But really, this film isn't sympathizing with Nazi's, in fact it does the exact opposite because real Nazi's would have a COW over this film. This film does however find sympathy with two people who are trying to come to terms with what they believe is right and wrong, and coming to terms with who they are as human beings. I think we should watch the movie first and make judgements after.

  • Name: Obviously
    Date posted: 10/25/2009 1:55:30 PM
    Hometown: Come On

    Comment:

    Excessive, as in, more than usual/average.

  • Name: Beth
    Date posted: 10/25/2009 1:09:41 PM
    Hometown: Plano, TX

    Comment:

    Any amount of anti-gay violence is excessive! Do the editors believe that a certain amount of anti-gay violence is acceptable?

  • Name: Dave&Jon
    Date posted: 10/25/2009 12:19:36 PM
    Hometown: East Bay, California

    Comment:

    We wanted to leave this blank....we are not so sure this film is a good idea, even with freedom of speech. We know the Jewish population will not like nor watch this. Why should the GLBTQ population. They just reduced the populations besides horrific torture and prison camps for the above. This must be for the neo-gay folks out there. Even in the MPI, this will not go over too well. Outside the Box, yes, but may be too far. Even if it was non-fiction. I have been a photographer for over 37 years and still would NOT do this. If this makes it outside the Independent Film groups, it would be the next atom bomb since it's topic is beyond destructive...



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