Eleven Men Out

Starring Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson, Lilja Nott Porarinsdottir, Arnaldur Ernst, Helgi Bjornsson, and Porsteinn Backmann

MPAA RATING: R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity and language

Regent Releasing
Comedy | Drama
85 minutes | Color
Iceland / Finland / UK
Released In Theaters November 16, 2007

Óttar Thor is a champion soccer star, handsome and arrogant, who after winning a game casually tells a journalist he's gay. Imagine the surprise to his wife, a former Miss Iceland; his teenage son, already sullen and troubled; and his father, Thor's macho coach. A breezy and feisty dramatic comedy directed by Róbert I. Douglas, this is a story about a man who, much to the chagrin of his family, exchanges one sort of domesticity for another. After choosing a same-sex partner, he is kicked off the championship team, in which players are presumably straight. But once a player, always a player, and Óttar is offered a spot on a team in a basement soccer league that gay sportsmen from all over Iceland soon insist on joining. The ensemble cast is pitch-perfect, as is the tone in this lively account of the surprising accommodations people are capable of making. (Regent Releasing)

WRITTEN BY
Robert Douglas Writer

DIRECTED BY
Robert Douglas Writer

Overall Metascore

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Critic Reviews

70	The Hollywood Reporter Has thoughtful and funny characters, something that should give this droll drama appeal beyond a niche gay audience.
70	Variety A non-pandering crowd-pleaser whose character quirks and small stabs at poignancy feel refreshingly earned.

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