On Suffocation

On Suffocation is a 2013 Swedish short film directed by Jenifer Malmqvist. The film was shown on the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and broadcast by ARTE on October 17, 2014. It won Best Short Film 2014 the Guldbagge Awards.

On Suffocation
Directed by	Jenifer Malmqvist
Produced by	China Åhlander
Cinematography	Ita Zbroniec Zajt
Edited by	Petra Ahlin Jenifer Mamqvist
Distributed by	ARTE
Release date	19 January 2013 (2013-01-19) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time	7 minutes
Country	Sweden

Plot

In Iran, two young men are hanged for being homosexual, a sex crime.

Reception

Winner NP Awards Best Nordic Short Film Nordisk Panorama 2013 On Suffocation Jenifer Malmqvist

Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times called it a "wordless triumph".^[1]

At the 2014 Guldbagge Awards, On Suffocation won Best Short Film.^[2]