Eleven men out /film/

An all gay football team in an amateur football league get the change of a lifetime when they have the opportunity to play against the big guns. Priscilla Queen of the Desert meets Ken Loach in Iceland.A professional football player admits to his teammates and family that he’s gay, he does this on the front of the local gossip magazine. The adventures of him, his family and his football life. ELEVEN MEN OUT (STRÁKARNIR OKKAR) Iceland, 2005 Director: Robert I. Douglas
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“Near-identical in premise to concurrent German pic “Guys & Balls,” Robert I. Douglas’ breakout feature is -- by contrast with that by-numbers exercise -- a non-pandering crowd-pleaser whose character quirks and small stabs at poignancy feel refreshingly earned. Sales prospects abroad are bright.”“Perfs are perfectly in tune with the director’s deadpan yet boisterous tone. Design contribs hit the right gritty but polished note, while the tech package is first-rate. “