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.

Cast

Amal Fashanu

Amal Fashanu

as Self

Thomas Hitzlsperger

Thomas Hitzlsperger

as Self

Collin Martin

Collin Martin

as Self

Matt Morton

Matt Morton

as Self

Peter Tatchell

Peter Tatchell

as Self

Marcus Urban

Marcus Urban

as Self

Vít Chalupa

Vít Chalupa

as Self

Tatjana Eggeling

Tatjana Eggeling

as Self

Morgan Hackworth

Morgan Hackworth

as Self

Luděk Mádl

Luděk Mádl

as Self

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