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Eismayer

2022

1h 27m

7.0(64 votes)

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Overview

Vice Lieutenant Eismayer is the most feared trainer and model macho in the Austrian Military and lives as a gay man in secret. When he falls in love with a young, openly gay soldier, his world gets turned upside down.

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Golden Girls Filmproduktion

Loco Films

Film Fonds Wien

OFI

ZDF/Arte

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Gerhard Liebmann

Gerhard Liebmann

Vice Lieutenant Charles Eismeyer

Luka Dimic

Luka Dimic

Mario Falak

Julia Koschitz

Julia Koschitz

Christina Eismayer

Anton Noori

Anton Noori

Striegl

Christopher Schärf

Christopher Schärf

Captain Karnaval

Karl Fischer

Karl Fischer

Colonel Kurt Hierzberger

Lion Tatzber

Dominik Eismayer

Joshua Jagersberger

Joshua Jagersberger

Michael Buresch

Lukas Johne

Lukas Johne

Jan

Harry Lampl

Harry Lampl

Mader

Creative team

Directed by: David Wagner
Written by: David Wagner
Produced by: Arash T. Riahi
Sabine Gruber

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