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The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders
The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders

The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders

Genres

Drama

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Work up a sweat from the soccer field to the locker room in these drama-fueled four films from Germany, France and the UK that explore how rivalry between teams can spill over into teacher-pupil relationships, high school crushes and brotherly compassion. The short films are: Islands [Inseln] (2018); Play It Like a Man [Un été viril] (2018); Colours (2015); Through the Fields [Passer les champs] (2015).

Others

Budget

$100000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

3/10

Release Date

27 July 2020

Country

United States of America

Cast

Harry Jarvis

Harry Jarvis

Adam

Matthieu Lucci

Matthieu Lucci

Thomas

Samuel Theis

Samuel Theis

Francis

Pierre Prieur

Pierre Prieur

Théo

Simon Boutin

Simon Boutin

Loris

Makir Ahmed

Makir Ahmed

Tom

Maxime Taffanel

Maxime Taffanel

Lucas

George Somner

George Somner

Mike

Connor Catchpole

Connor Catchpole

Alex

Julian Mannebach

Julian Mannebach

Theo

Andreas Klinger

Andreas Klinger

Herr Krüger

Lennart Hillmann

Lennart Hillmann

Linus

Marius Rohmann

Marius Rohmann

Fabian

Leon Mamic

Leon Mamic

Classmate

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