Real boys skinny-dip, fight with swords and learn to masturbate together. At least that’s how the two young transgender men in ‘Silence and Swords’ imagine boyhood. With a tent and a slight cliché list of all the things they need to experience, they explore male identity in the vast wilderness of Northern Europe. This educational journey puts their friendship to the test and forces them into a modern existential battle.
Original title: Vi slås med sværd
Director: Malthe Wermuth Saxer
Producers: Rikke Tambo, Maj Andersson
Produced by: Tambo Film
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Type: Documentary
Year of production: 2020
Festivals and awards: CPH:DOX 2020, MIX Copenhagen LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2020, Nordisk Panorama 2021