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Eismayer 15 rating

Drill sergeant Eismayer has a reputation as the toughest training officer in the Austrian military, but when he starts to fall in love with a new recruit, his closeted existence is shaken to the core.

Drama 2022 87 mins

Director: David Wagner

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Overview

Ruthless with recruits and unwavering in his discipline, Sergeant Major Eismayer is known and feared as the toughest training officer in the Austrian Armed Forces. But when he starts to fall in love with Falak, a new recruit who unashamedly embraces his homosexuality, Eismayer’s closeted existence is shaken to the core. For Eismayer, loving another man cannot be reconciled with his understanding of what a model soldier should be. Will he choose to protect his tough image and reputation above all else, or can he follow his heart?

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