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Leonardo Braga-Nobre

A friendly match between two gay-oriented rugby teams from eternal sports rivals Brazil and Argentine takes place in São Paulo. The film shows both sides of the game, the players deep relation with the sport and also with dealing ...

Agachem, Segurem, Formem, Arrasem

Diversity in the world of sports

&quot;Crouch, Bind, Set, Slay&quot; presents two gay-oriented rubgy teams from Brazil and Argentine playing a friendly match in São Paulo (Brazil), revealing the players dedication to the game and some brief moments dealing with their sexual orientation/identities. Interesting concept and hardly ever presented on films and almost unknown in reality since whenever one hears about male sports there&apos;s always the talk about how homophobic such area is when it comes to major teams (from all kinds of sports, even though in recent years more and more sportists are coming out of the closet, getting plenty of acceptance from both their teams and their supporters).

Since everything is presented from a distance where we follow each team&apos;s routine before and after the game (and the match itself), it&apos;s a little difficult to know if they&apos;re actors or if both teams are the real thing (I&apos;d like to believe it is, couldn&apos;t verify much of anything elsewhere). They&apos;re all very committed to the sport, very respectful but when it&apos;s time to be rough and play tough they do it. When it comes to the sexuality, I find the Brazilian much more in the open than their rivals (the Argentine team felt very distant from each other and the only clear nod about gay culture was the rainbow socks from one of the players, while the other team they compliment with hugs and kisses).

For those who can&apos;t imagine LGBT&apos;s on sports (or a full team of them) this is a clear proof they belong there, they are talented and know how to play the game. So, here&apos;s a movie that embraces diversity, respect and friendship. If being a documentary it just disappoint because we don&apos;t have brief interviews; if being a fictional film it disappoints because we don&apos;t have a storyline as the comedy &quot;Eleven Men Out&quot; (which deals with gay soccer teams). A fine experience but more could be done. The title comes from rugby movements and also a celebratory chant from one of the teams. 6/10.

"Crouch, Bind, Set, Slay" presents two gay-oriented rubgy teams from Brazil and Argentine playing a friendly match in São Paulo (Brazil), revealing the players dedication to the game and some brief moments dealing with their sexual orientation/identities. Interesting concept and hardly ever presented on films and almost unknown in reality since whenever one hears about male sports there's always the talk about how homophobic such area is when it comes to major teams (from all kinds of sports, even though in recent years more and more sportists are coming out of the closet, getting plenty of acceptance from both their teams and their supporters).

Since everything is presented from a distance where we follow each team's routine before and after the game (and the match itself), it's a little difficult to know if they're actors or if both teams are the real thing (I'd like to believe it is, couldn't verify much of anything elsewhere). They're all very committed to the sport, very respectful but when it's time to be rough and play tough they do it. When it comes to the sexuality, I find the Brazilian much more in the open than their rivals (the Argentine team felt very distant from each other and the only clear nod about gay culture was the rainbow socks from one of the players, while the other team they compliment with hugs and kisses).

For those who can't imagine LGBT's on sports (or a full team of them) this is a clear proof they belong there, they are talented and know how to play the game. So, here's a movie that embraces diversity, respect and friendship. If being a documentary it just disappoint because we don't have brief interviews; if being a fictional film it disappoints because we don't have a storyline as the comedy "Eleven Men Out" (which deals with gay soccer teams). A fine experience but more could be done. The title comes from rugby movements and also a celebratory chant from one of the teams. 6/10.

A friendly match between two gay-oriented rugby teams from eternal sports rivals Brazil and Argentine takes place in São Paulo. The film shows both sides of the game, the players deep relation with the sport and also with dealing with their sexual identities.

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