Mario

Mario

Follow your heart, or play by the rules?

2018•2h 3m•7.2/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(147)

Two young gay soccer players get caught up between the politics of the game and the politics of love.

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Production

Triluna Film AG, Carac Films, SRF, Teleclub, Frenetic Films

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Max Hubacher

Max Hubacher

Mario Lüthi

Aaron Altaras

Aaron Altaras

Leon Saldo

Jessy Moravec

Jessy Moravec

Jenny Odermatt

Jürg Plüss

Jürg Plüss

Daniel Lüthi

Doro Müggler

Doro Müggler

Evelyn Lüthi

Andreas Matti

Andreas Matti

Peter Gherling

Joris Gratwohl

Joris Gratwohl

Roger Maillard

Scherwin Amini

Scherwin Amini

Claudio Lafranconi

Fabrizio Borsani

Fabrizio Borsani

Luc Columbier

Julian Koechlin

Julian Koechlin

Eric Kalterer

Beat Marti

Beat Marti

Kurt Frei

Matthias Neukirch

Matthias Neukirch

Christian Zischler

Elias Reichert

Elias Reichert

Joel

Gabriel Noah Maurer

Gabriel Noah Maurer

Simon Bucher (Spieler YB U21)

Annina Polivka

Annina Polivka

Miri

Marin Blülle

Marin Blülle

Chrigu

Niklas Löffler

Niklas Löffler

Kevin (Spieler FC St. Pauli)

Mats Kampen

Mats Kampen

Florian (Spieler FC St. Pauli)

Mersiha Husagić

Mersiha Husagić

Carla (Spielerfreundin)

Tabita Johannes

Tabita Johannes

Silke (Spielerfreundin)

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