User Rating
Director
Marcel Gisler
Cast
Max Hubacher,
Aaron Altaras,
Jessy Moravec,
Jürg Plüss,
Doro Müggler,
Andreas Matti
Genre
Drama,
Romance
Mario and Leon, two young gay soccer players, meet and fall in love. But their relationship faces many challenges, from the pressure they face to publicly appear straight to the abuse from teammates and family tensions – all within the high-pressure environment of Swiss professional soccer.
Movie Nation by Roger Moore
The engaging leads, stumbling through a romance they’re too young to temper, finesse or control, give Mario the spark of life and make it another ground-breaking genre film that eventually Hollywood will get around to remaking.
The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
Despite its structural problems and mostly foreseeable storyline, the small, very human moments such as these ensure that Mario feels authentic and is, finally, moving.
The Guardian by Cath Clarke
At two hours, the film feels a little long, but this is a heartfelt and human drama with the texture of truth and characters to care about.
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