Squeeze

1980 79 min ⭐ 1.0/10 2 votes

Overview

Richard Turner made Squeeze to break the "conspiracy of silence" about homosexuality. A pioneering early portrait of Auckland's LGBT scene, Squeeze centres on the relationship between a young man (Paul Eady) and the confident executive (Robert Shannon) who romances him, then mentions he has a fiancée. The film was discussed in Parliament after Patricia Bartlett campaigned against the possibility it might get NZ Film Commission funding (it didn't). Kevin Thomas in The LA Times praised Squeeze's integrity and the "steadfast compassion with which it views its hero".

Genres

Drama

Production Countries

New Zealand

Spoken Languages

English en

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Cast

Donna Akersten

Paul Eady

Don Farr

Faye Flegg

Peter Heperi

David Herkt

Martyn Sanderson

Robert Shannon

Crew

Richard Turner

Writer

Richard Turner

Producer

Morton Wilson

Music

Andrew Hagen

Music

Richard Turner

Director

Posters

External Links

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