Guys and Balls
Männer wie wir
2004, Film, 106 min, Comedy, Drama, Romance, German, Germany, MoviePedia score 65
Ecki is a sweet, closeted gay man who works in his family’s bakery and plays goalie in his small town’s soccer team. When he both loses the big game, and is caught flirting with another player, his homophobic teammates throw him out. He vows to return one day with an all-gay team that will grind the heteros into the dust, so he sets off to find his “dream team.” With the help of his nurse sister, Ecki scours local gay bars and eventually assembles a hilariously motley but endearing crew of misfits that includes a leather-daddy threesome, a femme Turk with Beckham fantasies, a secret straight guy in love with the sister, and a seriously cute nurse eager for some private play-time with the goalie. Ecki now has two problems – turning this bunch into a team, and facing his own fears regarding his first romance.
Directed by Sherry Hormann
Cast
- Maximilian Brückner as Ecki
- Lisa Maria Potthoff as Susanne
- Dietmar Bär as Vater
- Eileen Eilender as Susanne jung 1
- Leon Breitenborn as Ecki jung 1
- Saskia Vester as Mutter
- Anna Koesling as Susanne jung 2
- Steven Wellmann as Ecki jung 2
- Melody Sitta as Cordula jung
- Jan Giffel as Udo jung
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