'Mario' trivia and fun facts

Winner in San Diego

The movie received the Best International Film Award from the FilmOut San Diego Festival, dedicated to LGTB+ cinema.

Awarded in the Swiss Film Prizes

Winner of the Best Actor (Hubacher) and Best Supporting Actor (Moravec) in the awards of Swiss cinema, where it was candidate for Best Film and Best Screenplay.

Taboo

Homosexuality is still a taboo in profesional football. In the Premier League, the competition portrayed in this film, there is not a single openly gay footballer in the 20 teams of the championship.