{"id":24748,"date":"2018-04-08T18:39:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T17:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/?p=24748"},"modified":"2018-04-08T18:41:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T17:41:11","slug":"bfi-flare-film-festival-review-mario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/bfi-flare-film-festival-review-mario\/","title":{"rendered":"BFI Flare Film Festival Review: Mario"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p>One of the standout films of <strong>BFI Flare<\/strong> in London this year was most definitely <strong>Mario<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mario<\/strong> is a Swiss\/German language film (English subtitles) about two footballers who fall in love whilst training for the big leagues. Director <strong>Marcel Gisler<\/strong> definitely has an indie hit on his hands after the warm reception the film received at <strong>BFI Flare<\/strong> this year, which served as the European premiere.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2PYy5mMg-CA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The beauty of this movie most definitely lies within it&#8217;s perfect casting. In the lead title role, you have <strong>Max Hubacher<\/strong>, the character that is struggling with his newfound love for the team&#8217;s talented new transfer <strong>Leon<\/strong> &#8211; played by the stunning <strong>Aaron Altaras<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>When Mario and Leon move in together for training purposes, the drama starts to delicately unfold. You see, Leon is but is a bit more free-spirited than Mario and doesn&#8217;t hide his affection for Mario in such close quarters. Leon makes the first move and the two quickly fall into love. It&#8217;s however apparent that Mario holds onto a lot of fear about his career, what his father will think and can&#8217;t decide between following his heart or following his only dream of being a celebrated footballer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/mario.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"417\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/mario.jpg 740w, https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/mario-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/mario-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>Whilst Mario and Leon have a chemistry on field that makes a few teammates jealous, even to the point of blackmail, the chemistry between the two as roommates makes for some beautiful cinema. Overall, the film is a bit predictable in places as you watch the two leads navigate the homophobic world of European football, but it&#8217;s quite easy to get lost in Mario&#8217;s sublime, yet simple storyline which never has you looking at your watch in this beautifully told two hour love story. <\/p>\n<p>Hats off to <strong>Marcel Gisler<\/strong> too. He managed to find a stadium of real football fans who didn&#8217;t mind serving as hundreds of extras for this gay little film about footballers. That alone says something quite cool and perhaps is a sign that maybe now it&#8217;s time for other athletes to come out of the closet and join <strong>Tom Daley<\/strong>, <strong>Adam Rippon<\/strong> and <strong>Gus Kenworthy<\/strong> in solidarity for a sports world free of homophobia.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as <strong>Mario<\/strong> hits any sort of screen, buy a ticket, rent or download it &#8211; you won&#8217;t be disappointed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mario<\/strong> will be distributed <strong>Peccadillo Pictures<\/strong> later this year.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mario was one of the standout films at BFI Flare this year in London. 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