The Male Gaze: Strikers & Defenders (2020)
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 1H 35M
Director : Fabien Cavacas, Laurent Lunetta, Ron Jäger, Camille Melvil, Peter Lee Scott
Synopsis
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).
The bonds between Naomi and Ely are tested when they fall for the same guy.
An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
To get revenge on her ex-boyfriend, an influencer attempts to transform an unpopular classmate into prom king.
When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
Louis, a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying.
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?
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A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.
When one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight.
When a high school teacher is asked a question in class about Jesus, her reasoned response lands her in deep trouble and could expel God from the public square once and for all.
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.
Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.
An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets.
Aoi Nishimori's parents moved to another city for work, but Aoi didn't want to transfer to a new high school. She stays behind and lives in an apartment by herself. Shūsei Kugayama moves in next to Aoi's apartment. Shūsei is a very popular student at their high school. Due to a mistake, Aoi makes the sprinkler go off in his room. Until Shūsei's room is fixed, he stays with Aoi.
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship!
Two overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other.
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