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I Love Hooligans

I Love Hooligans

20133.00h 13m

Overview

A football hooligan feels unconditional love for his club. However, being gay, he has to hide his identity in order to survive in this world that is so precious to him.

Directed by Jan-Dirk Bouw
Written by Jan-Dirk Bouw
Produced by Anton Roebben, Koert Davidse, Eric Goossens
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Themes & Keywords

sportsfootball (soccer)lgbtgay themeshort film

About I Love Hooligans

I Love Hooligans is a animation, drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of sports, football (soccer), lgbt, gay theme, short film. Directed by Jan-Dirk Bouw, A football hooligan feels unconditional love for his club. However, being gay, he has to hide his identity in order to survive in this world that is so precious to him.

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