The Last Taboo (2024)
The Last Taboo (2024)
Hard to imagine, but true: According to current estimates, out of 500,000 active male football professionals worldwide, under ten (10) are openly homosexual. While homosexuality hardly plays a role in other areas of life today, the topic seems to be completely taboo in professional football. The feature-length documentary THE LAST TABOO lets those who broke exactly this taboo tell their very personal stories alongside Thomas Hitzlsperger. Like the British professional footballer Justin Fashanu (*1961 in London; † 1998 in London), who broke this taboo for the first time in 1990 and paid for it with his life. His niece Amal tells his story. Marcus Urban, on the other hand, was about to make the jump to the Bundesliga as a teenager and, by deciding to come out, he also went against his big dream. The stories of the US professional Collin Martin and the British player-coach Matt Morton, on the other hand, suggest that normality is not far away.

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Amal Fashanu Amal Fashanu As: Self
Thomas Hitzlsperger Thomas Hitzlsperger As: Self
Collin Martin Collin Martin As: Self
Matt Morton Matt Morton As: Self
Peter Tatchell Peter Tatchell As: Self
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Hard to imagine, but true: According to current estimates, out of 500,000 active male football professionals worldwide, under ten (10) are openly homosexual. While homosexuality hardly plays a role in other areas of life today, the topic seems to be completely taboo in professional football. The feature-length documentary THE LAST TABOO lets those who broke exactly this taboo tell their very personal stories alongside Thomas Hitzlsperger. Like the British professional footballer Justin Fashanu (*1961 in London; † 1998 in London), who broke this taboo for the first time in 1990 and paid for it with his life. His niece Amal tells his story. Marcus Urban, on the other hand, was about to make the jump to the Bundesliga as a teenager and, by deciding to come out, he also went against his big dream. The stories of the US professional Collin Martin and the British player-coach Matt Morton, on the other hand, suggest that normality is not far away.


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Certification: 6

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Genres: Documentary

Language: Deutsch, English

Release Date: 13 February 2024

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Runtime: 94m

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Writing Credits

Felix Gottschalk

Felix Gottschalk

Creative Producer

Peter Wolf

Peter Wolf

Creative Producer

Production Crew

Regina Grimm

Regina Grimm

Researcher

Jürgen Kinateder

Jürgen Kinateder

Production Manager

Lilly Solms

Lilly Solms

Unit Manager

Kathrin Anderlohr

Kathrin Anderlohr

Researcher

Leopold Hoesch

Leopold Hoesch

Producer

Karl Hax

Karl Hax

Unit Manager

Christian Schölzel

Christian Schölzel

Line Producer

Thorben Bockelmann

Thorben Bockelmann

Associate Producer

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Jonas Köck

Jonas Köck

Director of Photography

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Other Crew

Maurice Langehein

Maurice Langehein

Post-Production Manager

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