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 ter fögi isch e souhung 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]

F. es un salud
Directed byMarcel Gisler
Written byMarcel Gisler
Rudolf Nadler
Based onF. est un salaud
by Martin Frank
StarringFrédéric Andrau
Vincent Branchet
CinematographySophie Maintigneux
Edited byBettina Böhler
Music byRainer Lingk
Production
company
Vega Film
Distributed byVega Distribution
Release date
  • April 28, 1998 (1998-04-28) (France)
Running time
91 minutes
Countries
LanguageFrench

Plot summary

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Beni, age 15, becomes enamoured with the lead singer of the struggling 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

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  • Frédéric Andrau ... Fögi
  • Vincent Branchet ... Beni Müller
  • Urs Peter Halter ... Töbe
  • Jean-Pierre von Dach ... Wäde

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gay interest films[dead link]
  2. ^ "Locarno film festival site". En.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  3. ^ IMDB event log
  4. ^ a b Toronto International Film festival Archived 2012-07-30 at archive.today
  5. ^ "Starpluse film synopsis". Starpulse.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
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