Guys And Balls

– Ecki is a sweet, closeted gay man who works in his family’s bakery and plays goalie in his small t..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 46 Minutes
Release Year:
2004
Original Name:
Männer wie wir
Guys and Balls (2004) - Also known as Männer wie wir

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.

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Release Date:

07 Oct 2004

Language:

German

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Sherry Hormann

Writer:

Benedikt Gollhardt

Main Actors:

Eileen Eilender, Leon Breitenborn, Dietmar Bär, Saskia Vester

Plot:

Fair-haired Ecki, the baker's son, has grown up the golden boy of his home town. All that changes the instant he and his soccer teammates discover he's gay. Now the object of scorn and ridicule (and finding himself unceremoniously kicked off his team), Ecki travels to the city of Dortmund to recruit an all-gay soccer team to return and prove to his town and his former soccer mates who the best men are. As first-time-out Ecki searches blindly through gay watering holes for players, his parents endure a rash of derisive gay jokes from the townies, leaving Ecki's gruff father to hope for a change in his son's orientation while also considering closing down the family business.

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Production:

Regent Releasing

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
38%
Metacritic:
60%