The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders
Jul 27, 2020 | IMDB 1.5
95 min Watch NowDrama
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).
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
A Single Man
House of Angels
Johan
Chicken
Cooley High
Lucky Bastard
White Palms
You Can't Escape Lithuania
Making of a Male Model
Leather
The Pollen of Flowers
when i leave this all behind
Blues Harp
End of the Century
Les Misérables
Han Gong-ju
How to Say I Love You at Night
American Beauty
Dustin
Wrestling
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A Single Man
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 2009
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IMDB 5.9 | Feb , 1992
In a small village in Västergötland, everything is turned upside-down when the local loner dies and his cottage is inherited by his unknown relative Fanny. She rides into town on a big black motorcycle with her androgynous boyfriend Zack, wearing black leather and spikes. When they decide to stay, Flogfält's plans to buy the cottage are upset.Johan
IMDB 5.9 | May , 1976
Johan details the director's quest for an actor to play his titular lover, the real deal having been incarcerated just prior to shooting on charges of petty theft.Chicken
IMDB 6 | Mar , 2001
Mick and Kev, teen Irish lads, are at the shore, throwing rocks at empty cans, drinking cider. Mick's the pushy one, engaging Kev in a game of mumbly peg, his hand on top of Kev's, fingers splayed. As Mick moves the knife between their fingers, a train is heard approaching. What's Mick's purpose?Cooley High
IMDB 6.9 | Jun , 1975
In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys when they are falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through to the dramatic end of high school.Lucky Bastard
IMDB 4.5 | Jul , 2009
Rusty is a successful architect with the life of his dreams. However, when his boyfriend leaves town, Rusty meets a mysterious drifter names Denny who opens Rusty up to a strange new world.White Palms
IMDB 7 | Jan , 2006
Having suffered as a boy under a brutal Communist-era coach, champion Hungarian gymnast Miklos moves to Canada years later in search of a new start - only to find himself unwittingly perpetuating the very same cycle of abuse among his own pupils.You Can't Escape Lithuania
IMDB 4.6 | Nov , 2016
After his star actress, Indre, murders her mother, rich-kid filmmaker Romas plans her escape from Lithuania. His Mexican boyfriend Carlos helps them reluctantly. On the road, Romas begins shooting an improvised experimental film. As events take an unexpected turn, their secrets, memories and emotions make this journey wilder than any film Romas could have imagined.Making of a Male Model
IMDB 4.3 | Oct , 1983
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IMDB 4.6 | Jul , 2013
Birch, a young man living in the Catskill Mountains, reunites with his childhood friend from the city, Andrew.The Pollen of Flowers
IMDB 6.2 | Apr , 1972
Se-ran, the mistress of Hyeon-ma, lives in a massive traditional-style house called "Blue Mansion"in the suburbs of Seoul with her sister Mi-ran and their maid. One day, Hyeon-ma comes to the house with his newly-employed handsome male secretary/secret lover Dan-ju.when i leave this all behind
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2023
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IMDB 6.8 | Jul , 1998
Ambitious yakuza Kenji befriends harmonica-playing bartender Chuji, who moonlights as a part-time drug-dealer for the opposing gang. Their friendship is threatened by Kenji's plans for advancement, as well as by his bodyguards growing jealousy of Chuji.End of the Century
IMDB 7.3 | Aug , 2019
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IMDB 7.6 | Nov , 2019
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IMDB 7.3 | Apr , 2014
After being involved in a traumatic incident, 17-year-old Gong-ju is forced to change schools. Uncared for by her parents, her previous teacher arranges for her to hide away at his mother's place. It takes time for her past to catch up with her, but when it does the revelation is devastating.How to Say I Love You at Night
IMDB 1.5 | Jun , 2020
When Paul (Chris Petrovski) refuses to leave, Benny's (Mat Vairo) easy night of sex and drugs takes a strange turn in this sixteen minute single take film exploring notions of male-on-male intimacy, sexuality and violence.American Beauty
IMDB 8 | Sep , 1999
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.Dustin
IMDB 6.2 | Oct , 2021
In an abandoned warehouse, a crowd is dancing as one on 145 BPM techno music. Among them is Dustin, a young transgender woman and crew: Felix, Raya and Juan. As the night draws on, collective hysteria morphs into sweet melancholy, and euphoria into yearning for tenderness.Wrestling
IMDB 2.5 | Jun , 2008
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