The star player of Icelands top football team causes a stir when he admits to being gay to his team mates and then goes on a journey to discover himself (with the help of the local press). H... Read allThe star player of Icelands top football team causes a stir when he admits to being gay to his team mates and then goes on a journey to discover himself (with the help of the local press). He soon finds himself on the bench for most of his teams matches and decides to call it qui... Read allThe star player of Icelands top football team causes a stir when he admits to being gay to his team mates and then goes on a journey to discover himself (with the help of the local press). He soon finds himself on the bench for most of his teams matches and decides to call it quits and join a small amateur team made up of men like himself - gay guys trying to play foo... Read all
- Director
- Writers
- Stars
- Awards
- 4 nominations total
- Gugga
- (as Lilja Nótt)
- Matthias
- (as Jóhann G. Jóhannsson)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Featured reviews
It doesn't shirk away from more serious issues such as homophobia and the effect of coming out has on your wife and family, but as Ottar finds other players to join him when he is ostracized by his own team and eventually form a 'gay team' of their own, they are not interested in gay agitprop but in simply having a good time. This they manage to do despite the almost perpetual rain that seems to plague Iceland, at least when this film was made. Very enjoyable, then. All that's missing is any trace of football.
While possibly droll in a few parts, Eleven Men doesn't raise even a wry chuckle.
What this film does do is track the fallout of a professional soccer player and his family (parents, siblings, ex-wife and child) along with the interactions in his soccer club (old and new) when that player announces that he is gay.
While working hard to not be political or for/against the gay cause, the player's new team can't help but be caught up in the hype of their new gay player and the stigma it throws on the team.
Not as dry as a documentary, but not as light as an American attempt at the same material. Interesting more than entertaining. Good, just not fun.
Did you know
- TriviaFilm debut of Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson.
- ConnectionsReferences Barfly (1987)
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Eleven Men Out
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- €1,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,302
- Nov 18, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $278,388
- Runtime
- 1h 25m(85 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1