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Squeeze

"Grant has two loves in his life, his fiancée and his boyfriend"

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".

Top Cast

  • Donna Akersten

    Donna Akersten

  • Paul Eady

    Paul Eady

  • Don Farr

    Don Farr

  • Faye Flegg

    Faye Flegg

  • Peter Heperi

    Peter Heperi

  • David Herkt

    David Herkt

  • Martyn Sanderson

    Martyn Sanderson

  • Robert Shannon

    Robert Shannon

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".

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