The Last Taboo

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The Last Taboo

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.

Original Title

Das letzte Tabu

Release Date

2025-02-15

Year

2025

Duration

1h 34m

Status

Released

Score

6.00

Production

#homophobia#football-(soccer)#queer

Cast

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Amal Fashanu

Thomas Hitzlsperger

Thomas Hitzlsperger

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Collin Martin

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Matt Morton

Peter Tatchell

Peter Tatchell

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Marcus Urban

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Vít Chalupa

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Tatjana Eggeling

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Morgan Hackworth

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Luděk Mádl