Squeeze (1980)

Richard Turner made Squeeze to break the conspiracy of silence about homosexuality A pioneering early portrait of Aucklands LGBT scene Squeeze centres on the relationship between a young man Paul Eady and the confident executive Robert Shannon who romances him then mentions he has a fiancée The film was discussed in Parliament after Patricia Bartlett campaigned against the possibility it might get NZ Film Commission funding it didnt Kevin Thomas in The LA Times praised Squeezes integrity and the steadfast compassion with which it views its hero