The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders

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).

Cast

Harry Jarvis

as Adam

Matthieu Lucci

as Thomas

Samuel Theis

as Francis

Pierre Prieur

as Théo

Simon Boutin

as Loris

Makir Ahmed

as Tom

Maxime Taffanel

as Lucas

George Somner

as Mike

Connor Catchpole

as Alex

Julian Mannebach

as Theo

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