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Mario

Mario

Follow your heart, or play by the rules?

20187.12h 3m

Overview

Two young gay soccer players get caught up between the politics of the game and the politics of love.

Directed by Marcel Gisler
Written by Frederic Moriette, Thomas Hess, Marcel Gisler
Produced by Rudolf Santschi
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Top Cast

Max Hubacher

Max Hubacher

Mario Lüthi

Aaron Altaras

Aaron Altaras

Leon Saldo

Jessy Moravec

Jessy Moravec

Jenny Odermatt

Jürg Plüss

Jürg Plüss

Daniel Lüthi

Doro Müggler

Doro Müggler

Evelyn Lüthi

Andreas Matti

Andreas Matti

Peter Gherling

Joris Gratwohl

Joris Gratwohl

Roger Maillard

Scherwin Amini

Scherwin Amini

Claudio Lafranconi

Fabrizio Borsani

Fabrizio Borsani

Luc Columbier

Julian Koechlin

Julian Koechlin

Eric Kalterer

Themes & Keywords

male homosexualityfootball (soccer)lgbtgay theme

About Mario

Mario is a drama, romance film released in 2018 exploring themes of male homosexuality, football (soccer), lgbt, gay theme. Directed by Marcel Gisler, it stars Max Hubacher, Aaron Altaras, Jessy Moravec. Two young gay soccer players get caught up between the politics of the game and the politics of love.

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