''Eleven Men Out'' ( is, Strákarnir okkar ) is

comedy drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple co ...

directed by

Róbert Ingi Douglas Róbert Ingi Douglas (born 4 June 1973, in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic film director, screenwriter and cinematographer who made his feature film debut with ''Íslenski draumurinn'' (2000). That film became a sleeper hit in the summer of 2000 becom ...

. The film participated in the Toronto International Film Festival (2005), the Berlin International Film Festival (2006), and the Hawaii International Film Festival.

Plot summary

Ottar Thor is the star player of the Icelandic

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

team KR ( Reykjavík FC). He is a well-liked player who causes a stir when he admits being gay to his teammates 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 team's matches and decides to call it quits with KR. He joins a small amateur team mainly made up of men like himselfgay guys trying to play soccer in a straight world. The director of KR, who happens to be Ottar Thor's father, tries everything in his power to persuade Ottar to come back and play for his team, but he needs to get himself back into the closet before playing pro football again. A struggle between father and son starts. Ottar Thor also has a son, a teenager who is not coping well with all the attention his father is getting for the wrong reasons. Ottar Thor finally gives in to his father and returns to KR on the condition that KR plays one match against the gay team. His father accepts this condition, not realising that the match will take place on Gay Pride Day. KR wins the match 8–0.

Main cast

* Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Ottar Thor * Lilja Nótt Þórarinsdóttir as Gugga * Arnmundur Ernst as Magnus * Helgi Björnsson as Pétur * Þorsteinn Bachmann as Georg *

Sigurður Skúlason Sigurður () or Sigurdur may refer to: *Sigurður Bragason (born 1954), Icelandic baritone *Sigurður Breiðfjörð (1798–1846), Icelandic poet *Sigurður Eggerz (1875–1945), Prime Minister of Iceland from 1914 to 1915 and from 1922 to 1924 *Si ...

as Eiríkur *

Lilja Guðrún Þorvaldsdóttir Lilja is an Icelandic, Swedish, and Faroese name, the equivalent of the English Lily. It is in regular use in Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and the Faroe Islands.https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Lilja It is also a Finnish and Swedish su ...

as Ragnheiður * Jón Atli Jónasson as Orri *

Björk Jakobsdóttir Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...

as Lára *

Damon Younger Damon may refer to: Places in the United States * Damon, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Damon, Missouri, a ghost town * Damon, Texas, a census-designated place * Damon, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Lake Damon, Florida * Damon M ...

as Brósi *

Erlendur Eiríksson Erlendur is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: * Erlendur Haraldsson (1931–2020), psychology professor at the University of Iceland * Erlendur Jónsson (1929–2003), Icelandic writer, poet, critic and teacher * Erlendur P ...

as Alfreð *

Valdimar Örn Flygenring Valdimar is a given name in Icelandic. Notable persons with that surname include: ;First name *Valdimar Bergstað (born 1989), Icelandic equestrian *Valdimar Briem (1848–1930), Icelandic poet, prelate, hymnwriter and translator *Valdimar Grímss ...

as Valdi *

Marius Sverrisson Marius may refer to: People *Gaius Marius (157 BC-86 BC), Roman statesman, seven times consul. Arts and entertainment * ''Marius'' (play), a 1929 play by Marcel Pagnol * "Marius" (short story), a 1957 story by Poul Anderson * ''Marius'' (193 ...

as Starri * Viðir Guðmundsson as Daníel *

Magnús Jónsson Magnús Jónsson or Magnús prúði (c. 1530 – 1591) was an Icelandic official and poet. He was born to a well-off family and received his education in Iceland and Germany, probably Hamburg. Given his career, the curriculum must have inc ...

as Aron *

Davíð Guðbrandsson Davíð is an Icelandic masculine given name and may refer to: * Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (born 1975), Icelandic politician and chairman of the Progressive Party * Davíð Oddsson (born 1948), Icelandic politician, Prime Minister of Icelan ...

as Ingvar *

Jóhann G. Jóhannsson Jóhann is a masculine given name. It is the Icelandic and Faroese form of the name Johann, a form of the Germanic and Latin given name "Johannes". The English-language form is John. The Icelandic surname Jóhannsson is a patronymic surname meani ...

as Matthias * Árni Pétur Guðjónsson as Logi * Jón Ingi Hákonarson as Straight Leikmadur * Serouna Yansane as Percy * Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson as Stebbi1 * Ísgerður Elfa Gunnarsdóttir as Sigurbjörg * Hilmár Jónsson as Viktor *Stefán Jónsson as Ási Sálfræðingur *

Pétur Einarsson Pétur () or Petur is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Petur Alberg (1885–1940), Faroese violin player and songwriter from Tórshavn * Pétur Blöndal (1944–2015), Icelandic congressman in the Icelandic Independence Party ...

as Björgvin *

Elli Johannesson In Norse mythology (a subset of Germanic mythology), Elli (Old Norse: , "old age"Orchard (1997:38).) is a personification of old age who, in the ''Prose Edda'' book '' Gylfaginning'', defeats Thor in a wrestling match.Graeme Davis (2013). ''Thor: ...

as Gunnar * Gudmundur Thorvaldsson as Markmadur (as Guðmundur Ingi Þorvaldsson) *

Ívar Örn Sverrisson Ivar ( Old Norse ''Ívarr'') is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements ...

as Liðsmaður KR1 *

Felix Bergsson Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, S ...

as Dómari * Ingibjörg Reynisdóttir as Blaðakona *

Björn Ingi Hilmarsson Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less oft ...

as Logregulumadur * Thelma Bjork Jonsdottir as Logreglukona * Bergur Þór Ingólfsson as Lidsmadur SAA1, * Arnar Björnsson as Actor * Róbert I. Douglas as Hommahatari I Utvarpi * Gunnþór Sigurðsson as Actor * Erling Jóhannesson as Actor * Nanna Ósk Jónsdóttir as Samsidanith (Sigga) * Pattra Sriyanonge as Rosa - Goth Girl *

Ingvar Þórðarson European Film Academy member Ingvar Thordarson is one of Europes most prolific film producers. Mr. Thordarson has produced 24 features, tv-series, and documentaries, which have accumulated multiple awards all over the world and been commercially ...

as Homma hatari * Þorsteinn Bachmann as Georg (uncredited)

Reception

The film has been compared to the 2004 German production '' Guys and Balls''.

Release

''Eleven Men Out'' was released on 31 August 2005.

Awards

Edda Awards - Iceland * Nominated for an Edda Award for Best Film * Nominated for an Edda Award for Supporting Actor or Supporting Actress of the Year - Þorsteinn Bachmann * Nominated for an Edda Award for Supporting Actor or Supporting Actress of the Year - Helgi Björnsson * Nominated for an Edda Award for Supporting Actor or Supporting Actress of the Year - Jón Atli Jónason

References

External links

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Official U.S. Site
* * * * * {{Róbert Ingi Douglas 2005 films Association football films LGBT-related sports comedy-drama films LGBT-related coming-of-age films 2000s Icelandic-language films Icelandic LGBT-related films Icelandic romance films 2000s sports comedy-drama films 2005 LGBT-related films Gay-related films Films directed by Róbert Ingi Douglas Icelandic comedy-drama films 2005 comedy films 2005 drama films