The phallometric tests were used in the Czech Republic until recently in order to verify the homosexuality of asylum seekers, who reported homosexuality-based persecution in their home country as grounds for asylum. This short tells the story of a young guy whose sexuality will be tested through this method in a satirically way.
Writing
Satire so sharp it draws actual blood.
Acting
Officials' deadpan cruelty vs. Erol's escalating panic.
Direction
Iben packs feature-length outrage into 7 minutes.
Director
Tor Iben
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Czech phallometry was used on asylum seekers from Iran, Nigeria and elsewhere until EU pressure ended it in 2022—nearly a decade after this film.
Director Tor Iben called it 'a comedy that shouldn't be possible'—the Kafkaesque truth that bureaucracy makes horror mundane.
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