The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders

2020 1h 35m EN

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3.4

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★3.4TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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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).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Harry Jarvis
Adam
Matthieu Lucci
Thomas
Samuel Theis
Francis
Pierre Prieur
Théo
Simon Boutin
Loris
Makir Ahmed
Tom
Maxime Taffanel
Lucas
George Somner
Mike

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fabien Cavacas
Languages: English, French, German
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, German.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Male Gaze Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fabien Cavacas, shot by Vitali Kirsch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Harry Jarvis and Matthieu Lucci and Samuel Theis carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt12784260 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fabien Cavacas directs. Vitali Kirsch behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, German.
4Part of the "The Male Gaze Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Fabien Cavacas, shot by Vitali Kirsch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Harry Jarvis and Matthieu Lucci and Samuel Theis carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt12784260 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "high school", "adolescence", "homophobia", "rivalry".