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Mario (2018)
There´s a ripple of disquiet in the locker-room when Leon, a new striker, joins the football team. Sharing a flat with keen rival Mario sets the scene for an unexpected love affair, but the path of gay love in this macho world is not an easy one. Mario is unwilling or unable to acknowledge the implications of what is happening. But pretend girlfriends don´t fool everyone. And gossip, along with the threat of blackmail, unbalances the team´s morale. With the prospect of a professional career a strong possibility, will Mario forsake the hope of emotional satisfaction for professional gain?
| Country | Switzerland |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Duration | 119 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | German |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Marcel Gisler |
| Screenplay | Thomas Hess, Marcel Gisler, Frederic Moriette |
| Director of Photography | Sophie Maintigneux |
| Music | Martin Skalsky, Christian Schlumpf, Michael Duss |
| Edited by | Thomas Bachmann |
| Contact | Films Boutique |
Biography
A Swiss screenwriter and director. He studied theater and philosophy at the Free University of Berlin, and film at various schools in Switzerland. Among his works, he's made the award-winning films Sleepless Nights (Schlaflose Nächte, 1988), Fögi Is a Bastard (1998), Rosie (2013) or Electroboy (2014).
Friendship, Sports, Drama, Gender, Sexuality + Identity, Sports