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The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders

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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).

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2020-07-27

Runtime: 95 mins

Director: Laurent Lunetta, Fabien Cavacas, Peter Lee Scott, Camille Melvil, Ron Jäger

Spoken language: Français, English, Deutsch

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders

Production Companies: NQV Media

Production Countries: United States of America

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