Heiko
Encyclopedia
Heiko is a Portuguese
short film, directed by David Bonneville
and produced by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
. It is 13 minutes long.
The film shows the perverse relationship between a 70-year-old aesthete and a young man named Heiko.
It is part of the compilation DVD 'Boys on Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want' distributed by Peccadillo Pictures
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Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
short film, directed by David Bonneville
David Bonneville
David Bonneville is a Portuguese film director, screenwriter and producer.He currently lives in London where he worked for the BBC.- Biography :...
and produced by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a Portuguese private foundation of public utility whose statutory aims are in the fields of arts, charity, education, and science...
. It is 13 minutes long.
The film shows the perverse relationship between a 70-year-old aesthete and a young man named Heiko.
It is part of the compilation DVD 'Boys on Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want' distributed by Peccadillo Pictures
Peccadillo Pictures
Peccadillo Pictures is a UK based film distributor of art house, gay and lesbian, independent and world cinema. They have provided distribution for many award winning films such as XXY, Eyes Wide Open, Four Minutes, The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, Transylvania, Cockles and Muscles and Summer...
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Awards
- Best Short Film Award at the 24th Copenhagen International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- Special Mention at the 10th Slamdance Film Festival, Park City, Utah, US
- RUSHES Soho Shorts Film Festival, UK (nomination)
- Toronto InsideOut Film Festival, Canada (nomination)
- Torino G&L Film Festival (nomination)