Mario

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Mario

2018

1h 59m

Drama

Romance

LGBTQ+

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Two young football players are caught between the politics of the game and their growing feelings for each other.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

A committed central performance and a controversial subject...mostly left unexplored in cinema, as it is in life, are the two main reasons to see this earnest, if slightly overlong melodrama.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 13, 2018

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

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.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 11, 2018

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Boyd van Hoeij

The Hollywood Reporter

Familiar but moving.

May 31, 2018

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Michael Cuby

them.

Though [it] still hits predictable topics — the closet, casual locker room homophobia, the threat of lost sponsorships should their secret emerge — it’s equally invested in developing its central love story, which is rare.

Nov 16, 2022

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

This is a great film about sexuality in football, and is a darned slight better than The Pass.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 1, 2021

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Andrew Murray

The Upcoming

Simultaneously serving as a touching romantic drama and a critical exploration of masculinity within football, Mario is a poignant work of contemporary cinema.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 9, 2021

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Michael C

Pretty great film and love the acting and story!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/22/25

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Philip W

Way too unreal and long and angst-ridden. The script seemed dumbed-down to make it formulaic. Not that we have to love the villain, it would be nice if we could at least respect him a little. The acting was okay.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/01/24

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Audience Member

"Totally unpleasant, a disgusting movie (another work of progressivism)." 🤢🤢🤮

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/24

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Jeff M

My goal to watch more foreign films this year brought me across this award-winning Swiss movie, about which I knew absolutely nothing but which turned out to be one of the best viewing surprises I've had in awhile. Even if you can't relate specifically to the topic at hand, I think all of us can relate to the joy, the pain, and sometimes the repercussions of falling in love. The acting by the leads feels heartbreakingly real, the sports world portrayed feels true to life, and the surrounding supporting characters feel very three-dimensional even with limited screen time. Highly recommended!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/24

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PridePosterStudios

A brutally honest look into the homophobia that plagues the world of football.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/13/24

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Terrance M

Just not a good movie

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/30/23

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Synopsis

Two young football players are caught between the politics of the game and their growing feelings for each other.

Director: Marcel Gisler
Producer: Rudolf Santschi
Screenwriter: Marcel Gisler, Thomas Hess
Production Co: Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF), Carac Films, Triluna Film AG, Teleclub AG
Genre: Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+
Original Language: German
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 30, 2018
Runtime: 1h 59m

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