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Chin Up, Dude!

Country: Austria, Language: German, 29 mins

Original Title

Steh auf du Sau!
  • Director: Florian Moses Bayer
  • Writer: Florian Moses Bayer, Marie Luise Lehner
  • Producer: Caroline Liebhart

CGiii Comment

It's not a 'gay short' per se, there is a gay storyline...but, it's not central.

What is at the centre is that moment you stop being a child...and, it's beautifully done, with a touch of tenderness right at the very end.


Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

Geri has made the leap from the junior team to the first squad. But he can't find the words to express how greatly he's intimidated by soccer, the search for meaning, and the pressure to perform.

Cast & Characters

Laurin Saied (as Gery)
Antonia Baumgartner (as Hannah)
Felix Oitzinger (as Hans)
Thomas Mraz (as Stefan)
Suse Lichtenberger (as Christine)
Christian Strasser (as Marco)
Saskia Arth (as Gitti)
Gerald Walsberger (as TObias)
Lukas Strasser (as Alex)
Friedrich Weissenbeck (as Bernhard (as Fritz Flash Weissenbeck))
Andi Pils (as Heinz)