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Fuck the Cistem

Country: Germany, Language: German, 25 mins

  • Director: Tajo Hurrle
  • Writer: Tajo Hurrle
  • Producer: Billy Betulius

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“Fuck the Cistem” accompanies Noa in search of dealing with one’s own experiences of discrimination. We immerse slice-of-life-like in the everyday life of a non-binary person between microaggressions, paragraph jungle and birthday party. A film about queer resilience, solidarity and being angry.


In Noas queerer Bubble ist dey ­glücklich und sicher. Doch ein Heimweg in der Nacht lässt die Angst vor Diskriminierung und ­ Gewalt aufleben. Verdrängt am Tag, kehren die Gefühle als Albträume zurück. Slice-of-Life-artig erleben wir den Alltag einer nicht-binären Person zwischen Mikroaggressionen, Paragraphendschungel und Geburtstagsfeier. FUCK THE CISTEM ist ein visuell starker Film über die Widerstandskraft, den ­ Zusammenhalt und die Wut der queeren Community.


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Cast & Characters

Jasha Eliah Deppe (as Noa)
Elena Halangk (as Frau Prof. Vogelsang)
Noé Queirard (as Jojo)
Henri Ruff (as Niki)
Kevin Silvergieter (as Herr Kröll)