Eismayer – 2022
Sergeant Major Eismayer, the toughest training officer in the Austrian Armed Forces, has a secret he carefully hides from public view: he is homosexual. When he falls in love with a recruit, his artificial heteronormative existence is shaken to the core. To a man like Eismayer, a gay relationship cannot be reconciled with the traditional understanding of what a soldier should be. Will he choose to protect his badass tough guy image over all else, or can he follow his heart and his true desire? Inspired by a true story. Based on real events.
Background
In 2014, David Wagner stumbles across an article about Eismayer in an Austrian newspaper and is immediately captivated by the story: the most terrifying training officer in the Austrian Armed Forces falls in love with a recruit, eventually accepting his proposal and marrying him in full dress uniform in the barracks courtyard. What an idea for a movie! At the time, Wagner is studying directing at the Hamburg Media School. As part of his course, he turns the story into a screenplay for a feature film. “My professor went a little crazy because he thought the story was so good,” Wagner recalls in an interview. Eight years later, Eismayer is finally coming to cinemas. Some viewers may find themselves sitting up straighter in their seats when Gerhard Liebmann slips into the character of the authoritative sergeant major and yells his orders from the screen. “A story like this has never been captured on film in Austria, and it is high time that this changes. Not just because Eismayer is a legend among those who went through basic training here, but also because this story tears down our preconceptions and assumptions about masculinity and strength, then rebuilds them in a new way,” explain the producers Arash T. Riahi and Sabine Gruber. Eismayer is a powerful, important addition to Austrian cinema.
Cast
Gerhard Liebmann – Charles Eismayer
Luka Dimic – Mario Falak
Julia Koschitz – Christina Eismayer
Anton Noori – Striegl
Karl Fischer – Hierzberger
Christopher Schärf – Karnaval
Lion Tatzber – Dominik Eismayer
Lukas Johne – Jan
Matthias Hack – Gratzl
Harry Lampl – Mader
Matthias Böhm – Kila
Thomas Momcinovic – Tomic
Joshua Jagersberger – Buresch
Paul Winkler – Kren
Thomas Otrok – Nagl
Adriano Bonamore – Schober
Alexander Srtschin – Wagner
Stan Steinbichler – Weber
Director – David Wagner
Gallery
EISMAYER is a production of Golden Girls Film produced with the support of the Vienna Film Fund, the Austrian Film Institute, Film Industry Support Austria, Land Niederösterreich (Department of Art and Culture), Land Steiermark Cine Art (Department for Culture, European Affairs and Sport), in co-operation with the ORF Film/Fernseh-Abkommen and co-produced with ZDF in association with ARTE.
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Eismayer – 2022
Eismayer – 2022, Eismayer, Gay Movies, Gay Cinema, Queer Movies, Gaymen, gay love, gay stories, Gerhard Liebmann, Luka Dimic, Julia Koschitz, Anton Noori, Karl Fischer, Christopher Schärf, Lion Tatzber, Lukas Johne, Matthias Hack, Harry Lampl, Matthias Böhm, Thomas Momcinovic, Joshua Jagersberger, Paul Winkler, Thomas Otrok, Adriano Bonamore, Alexander Srtschin, Stan Steinbichler, David Wagner
