Guys & Balls
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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Maximilian Brückner
Ecki
Known for
Oktoberfest: Beer and Blood
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Sebastian Klein
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Billey Demirtas
Ercin
Dietmar Bär
Eckis Vater
Known for
Scene of the Crime
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Saskia Vester
Eckis Mutter
Known for
Grave Decisions
Almanya: Welcome to Germany
David Rott
Sven
Known for
The Girl with Nine Wigs
Rolf Zacher
Karl
Known for
Just Desserts
Mariele Millowitsch
Elke
Also in
Marie Brand
Lottoschein ins Glück
Christian Berkel
Rudolf
Known for
Hijack
The Experiment
Carlo Ljubek
Udo
Known for
Sleeping Dog
Beat
Lisa Maria Potthoff
Susanne
Known for
Winterkartoffelknödel
The Man Cave
Charly Hübner
Horst
Known for
The Lives of Others
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Sherry Hormann Director · Benedikt Gollhardt Screenplay Hanno Lentz Cinematographer
First release October 7, 2004 · Produced in Germany · Original title Männer wie wir
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Germany
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Original title
Männer wie wir
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 7, 2004
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No release date listed for United States.
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