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Mario

  • 20182018
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
4.3K
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Aaron Altaras and Max Hubacher in Mario (2018)
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Sport
Two young football players get caught up between the politics of the game and the politics of love.Two young football players get caught up between the politics of the game and the politics of love.Two young football players get caught up between the politics of the game and the politics of love.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
4.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Marcel Gisler
  • Writers
    • Thomas Hess(screenplay)
    • Marcel Gisler(screenplay)
    • Frederic Moriette
  • Stars
    • Max Hubacher
    • Aaron Altaras
    • Jessy Moravec
Top credits
  • Director
    • Marcel Gisler
  • Writers
    • Thomas Hess(screenplay)
    • Marcel Gisler(screenplay)
    • Frederic Moriette
  • Stars
    • Max Hubacher
    • Aaron Altaras
    • Jessy Moravec
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 48User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations

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    Trailer 2:07
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    Aaron Altaras in Mario (2018)
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    Filip Lovrinovic, Max Hubacher, Julian Koechlin, and Joshua Schmidli in Mario (2018)
    Aaron Altaras and Max Hubacher in Mario (2018)
    Aaron Altaras and Max Hubacher in Mario (2018)
    Aaron Altaras and Max Hubacher in Mario (2018)
    Max Hubacher and Jessy Moravec in Mario (2018)
    Aaron Altaras and Max Hubacher in Mario (2018)
    Mario (2018)

    Top cast

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    Max Hubacher
    Max Hubacher
    • Mario Lüthias Mario Lüthi
    Aaron Altaras
    Aaron Altaras
    • Leon Saldoas Leon Saldo
    Jessy Moravec
    • Jenny Odermattas Jenny Odermatt
    Jürg Plüss
    Jürg Plüss
    • Daniel Lüthias Daniel Lüthi
    Doro Müggler
    • Evelyn Lüthias Evelyn Lüthi
    Andreas Matti
    Andreas Matti
    • Spielerberater Peter Gehrlingas Spielerberater Peter Gehrling
    Joris Gratwohl
    • Roger Maillard (Trainer)as Roger Maillard (Trainer)
    Scherwin Amini
    • Claudio Lafranconi (Spieler YB U21)as Claudio Lafranconi (Spieler YB U21)
    Fabrizio Borsani
    • Luc Columbier (Spieler YB U21)as Luc Columbier (Spieler YB U21)
    Julian Koechlin
    • Eric Kalterer (Spieler YB U21)as Eric Kalterer (Spieler YB U21)
    Gabriel Noah Maurer
    • Simon Bucher (Spieler YB U21)as Simon Bucher (Spieler YB U21)
    Stallone Anderson
    • Lukas Ammann (Spieler YB U21)as Lukas Ammann (Spieler YB U21)
    Manuel Pereira
    • Hélio Bomcampo (Assistenztrainer)as Hélio Bomcampo (Assistenztrainer)
    Tom Burri
    • Tom Burri (Physiotherapeut)as Tom Burri (Physiotherapeut)
    Beat Marti
    Beat Marti
    • Sportchef Freias Sportchef Frei
    Matthias Neukirch
    • Spielerberater Christian Zischleras Spielerberater Christian Zischler
    Annina Polivka
    • Mirias Miri
    Marin Blülle
    • Chriguas Chrigu
    • Director
      • Marcel Gisler
    • Writers
      • Thomas Hess(screenplay) (idea)
      • Marcel Gisler(screenplay)
      • Frederic Moriette
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Young Swiss soccer player Mario has devoted his entire life to fulfilling his and his fathers dream of becoming an international professional soccer star. All this changes when his club recruits a rising star from Germany Leon Saldo. Now as pressure increases, he is forced to choose between love and happiness and his dreams of success and stardom, a choice that might hunt him until the end of his life. —Leos
    • gay soccer player
    • gay character
    • homophobia
    • threat to ruin career
    • gay protagonist
    • 268 more
    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • Follow your heart, or play by the rules?
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
      • Sport
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Filmed with the cooperation of actual Swiss professional team Young Boys Bern. Filming locations include their Stade de Suisse stadium and training ground. The filmmakers stated that they felt extremely welcome and that there was no censorship from the team on how the issue of a possibly-gay soccer player played out. One board member stated that the film depicted a realistic reaction from the team.
    • Quotes

      Evelyn Lüthi: Most people spend their lives doing what they do second best.

    • Soundtracks
      Landscape Escape
      Performed by Odd Beholder

    User reviews48

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Good film - topical subject. An 18 rating is unjustified!
    Very topical story of gay footballers (in the closet). Quite a gentle film rather than hard hitting. Beautiful cast, beautiful locations - are there no ordinary looking gay guys/footballers?!

    One very simulated very shortsex scene (you really see nothing) doesn't warrant an 18 certificate which is really disappointing and cuts off an important potential younger audience from this film.

    Bit of a cliched ending in my book - have seen this type of ending many times but as I said its not a hard hitting film.

    Worth watching just because there has been nothing like this out there before around football
    helpful•20
    5
    • steveybabes
    • Jul 19, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 2018 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • Switzerland
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • Swiss German
      • German
    • Also known as
      • 我的冠軍男友
    • Filming locations
      • Bern, Kanton Bern, Switzerland
    • Production companies
      • Triluna Film AG
      • Carac Films
      • Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,394
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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