I Am Samuel

violence

There is footage, filmed on a mobile phone, of a homophobic attack on a naked man in which he is kicked on the head and body, and verbally abused because of his sexuality. The victim's facial features and nudity are blurred out. A man recalls being beaten up in his apartment, again because he is gay, and shows the injuries he sustained to his face and shoulder. There are brief images of gun violence in a videogame.

discrimination

A well as the demonstration and accounts of homophobic violence, there are references to the discrimination faced by gay men from their families, wider society and the law. There are self-referential uses of the term 'queer'.

strong real violence, homophobia theme

Classified Date:

14/06/2021

Version:

2D

Use:

VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Miracle Media

violence

There is footage, filmed on a mobile phone, of a homophobic attack on a naked man in which he is kicked on the head and body, and verbally abused because of his sexuality. The victim's facial features and nudity are blurred out. A man recalls being beaten up in his apartment, again because he is gay, and shows the injuries he sustained to his face and shoulder. There are brief images of gun violence in a videogame.

discrimination

A well as the demonstration and accounts of homophobic violence, there are references to the discrimination faced by gay men from their families, wider society and the law. There are self-referential uses of the term 'queer'.

Classified date

14/06/2021
Language

English

Director(s)

Peter Murimi

Production Year

2021

Genre(s)

Documentary

Approx. running minutes

70m

Cast

n/a