Mario
Switzerland, January 2018
FILM,
Fiction,
119 min.
- directed by
- Marcel Gisler
- Written by
- Thomas Hess, Marcel Gisler, Frédéric Moriette
- Status
- In distribution
Mario has fallen in love for the first time, with Leon, the new striker from Germany, who could pose a threat to Mario’s chances of advancing to the premier league. Before long, their relationship is discovered by their team members and rumours begin to spread. Mario realises this jeopardizes his career as a professional football player, but he does not want to lose Leon at any price. He has to make a decision.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2018
- Original Version
- Swiss-German, German (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 119 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-5459-0000-B-0000-0000-4
- Production
- Triluna Film AG, Carac Film AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR, Teleclub AG
- Producer
- Rudolf Santschi, Theres Scherer-Kollbrunner
- directed by
- Marcel Gisler
- Written by
- Thomas Hess, Marcel Gisler, Frédéric Moriette
- Editing
- Thomas Bachmann
- Re-Recording Mix
- Felix Bussmann
- Music
- Martin Skalsky, Michael Duss, Christian Schlumpf
- Location Sound Mix
- Marco Teufen
- Production Design
- Kathrin Brunner
- Special Effects
- Markus Hauf
- Lighting Design
- Sandro Hofstetter
- Costumes
- Catherine Schneider
- Casting
- Corinna Glaus
Cast
Max Hubacher as Mario Lüthi
Aaron Altaras as Leon Saldo
Jessy Moravec as Jenny Odermatt
Jürg Plüss as Daniel Lüthi
Doro Müggler as Evelyn Lüthi
Andreas Matti as Peter Gehrling
Joris Gratwohl as Trainer Roger Maillard
Scherwin Amini as Claudio Lafranconi
Fabrizio Borsani as Luc Columbier
Julian Koechlin as Eric Kalterer
Gabriel Noah Maurer as Simon Bucher
Beat Marti as Sportchef Frei
Matthias Neukirch as Christian Zischler
Annina Polivka as Miri
Marin Blülle as Chrigu
Nina Mariel Kohler as Receptionistin
Christian Liniger as Trainer 1. Mannschaft
Niklas Löffler as Spieler FC St. Pauli
Mats Kampen as Spieler FC St. Pauli
Mersiha Husagic as Spielerfreundin
Tabita Johannes as Spielerfreundin
Anna-Katharina Müller as Journalistin
Nina Fischer as Fotografin
Elias Reichert as Joel
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Films Boutique
Worldwide Distribution
- Canada
- Wolfe LLC Distribution & Distribution
- EUROPE
- Sooner VOD
- France
-
Epicentre Films
Distribution
Release date: 01.08.2018 - Germany
-
Pro-Fun Media GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 18.10.2018 - Netherlands
-
Arti Film
Distribution
Release date: 28.03.2019 - Poland
-
Tongariro Releasing Sp. z.o.o.
Distribution
Release date: 01.06.2018 - Switzerland
-
Frenetic Films
Distribution
Release date: 22.02.2018 - Taiwan
- Andrews Film Distribution
- United Kingdom
-
Peccadillo Pictures
Distribution
Release date: 09.07.2018 - United States
- Wolfe LLC Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
-
Zürich, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Performance in a Supporting Role
2018
(Winner)
Jessy Moravec - Zürich, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Screenplay 2018 (Nomination)
- Zürich, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Fiction Film 2018 (Nomination)
-
Zürich, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Actor
2018
(Winner)
Max Hubacher
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Chicago, 54th Chicago International Film Festival
10.10.2018 - 21.10.2018 -
Hamburg, 26. Filmfest Hamburg
27.09.2018 - 06.10.2018 -
Locarno, 71° Locarno Festival
01.08.2018 - 11.08.2018 -
Solothurn, 53. Solothurner Filmtage
25.01.2018 - 01.02.2018