
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.... (Full plot summary below)
FREE with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.
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.
Leave your thoughts about Mario.
| Movie NationRoger MooreSlow-moving gay soccer romance that covers familiar ground within its novel sports setting. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineAlthough it feels rather overlong, it's packed with powerful moments. |
| TheArtsStlSarah Boslaugh...captures the pressures put on young athletes to conform and avoid anything that might hurt their chances to advance... |
| Film InquiryLee JuttonMario tackles the stigma of being a gay man in professional soccer with remarkable realism and heart, with what could have been excessively melodramatic or exploitative. |
| GuardianCath ClarkeAt two hours, the film feels a little long, but this is a heartfelt and human drama with the texture of truth and characters to care about. |
| Times (UK)Kevin MaherA committed central performance and a controversial subject...mostly left unexplored in cinema, as it is in life, are the two main reasons to see this earnest, if slightly overlong melodrama. |
| ArtsATLSteve MurrayA smart, sexy and heartbreaking drama that reminds us that coming out is very different for everyone. |
| Film InquiryLaura BirnbaumThe tender romance at the center of the film is driven in large part by Hubacher, who shows a great deal of emotional brevity from start to finish. |
| Independent (UK)Josh WitheyMario touches on these fears perfectly, not just for the main characters, but the entire ensemble. Uncertainness is universal, along with the pursuit of happiness. |
| San Francisco Bay TimesGary M. KramerThis absorbing film sneaks up on viewers and packs an emotional wallop. |