Mario (2018)
A gay footballer gets torn between his life dream and his sexuality in this depressing, but sadly realistic sports drama
7.4
Movie
Switzerland
German
Drama, Romance
2018
MARCEL GISLER
Aaron Altaras, Beat Marti, Doro Müggler
123 min
TLDR
Mario and Leon deserve better!
What it's about
Having a promising career in professional football, Mario hopes to make it to a first league group in the coming year, currently playing at a fifth league group instead. However, while training, his team adds Leon, a striker from Hanover, to the roster. As he moves into their shared apartment, the two get caught up between their budding feelings and having to hide it from their homophobic teammates.
The take
When striving towards your life goal, some concessions have to be made in order to get there, e.g. you would forgo some wants in order to fulfill that higher purpose. But how much are you willing to sacrifice? Mario is a sports drama about an aspiring football player that wants to make it higher up in the league, but it’s also a queer drama, since to be that professional means to stick to a rigid notion of masculinity for the fans, for the sponsors, and sometimes for fellow homophobic teammates competing against them. At two hours, the naturalistic depiction of Mario’s experience might be a tad too long for some viewers, but the film understands the fear, the pressure, and the compromises gay athletes are forced to go through.
What stands out
How depressingly real this is.
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