CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 1h 34m

The Last Taboo

60%(4)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byManfred Oldenburg

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Language
DE
Released
February 15, 2025
Studios
Broadview TV

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The Last Taboo Trailer | Queer Screen's 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival

The Last Taboo Trailer | Queer Screen's 32nd Mardi Gras Film Festival

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Amal Fashanu

Self

Thomas Hitzlsperger

Thomas Hitzlsperger

Self

Collin Martin

Self

Matt Morton

Self

Peter Tatchell

Peter Tatchell

Self

Marcus Urban

Self

Vít Chalupa

Self

Tatjana Eggeling

Self

Morgan Hackworth

Self

Luděk Mádl

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Manfred Oldenburg
Produced by
Leopold Hoesch

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