Fögi Is a Bastard
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]
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| Directed by | Marcel Gisler |
| Written by | Marcel Gisler Rudolf Nadler |
| Based on | F. est un salaud by Martin Frank |
| Starring | Frédéric Andrau Vincent Branchet |
| Cinematography | Sophie Maintigneux |
| Edited by | Bettina Böhler |
| Music by | Rainer Lingk |
Production company | Vega Film |
| Distributed by | Vega Distribution |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | France & Switzerland |
| Language | French |
Plot summary
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
- Frédéric Andrau ... Fögi
- Vincent Branchet ... Beni Müller
- Urs Peter Halter ... Töbe
- Jean-Pierre von Dach ... Wäde
References
- Gay interest films
- "Locarno film festival site". En.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- IMDB event log
- Toronto International Film festival Archived 2012-07-30 at archive.today
- "Starpluse film synopsis". Starpulse.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2014-04-25.