Flitzer (2017)

Flitzer: Directed by Peter Luisi. With Beat Schlatter, Doro Müggler, Bendrit Bajra, Luna Wedler. In order to get out of a financial crisis, high school teacher Balz Naef (53) starts recruiting and training streakers for illegal sports betting.

“I expected Streaker to be crap, light enough to pass the time when I was too burned out for anything else, but otherwise worthless. Instead, what I got was a funny caper and heart-warming rom-com. It had me cheering for the streaking u0026quot;gangu0026quot; and worried that the budding romance would fail.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWith the purest of intentions, high-school teacher Balz Naef gambles away money that isnu0026#39;t his to lose. To avoid being found out, he and a bookie create a new gambling opportunity, taking bets on how long streakers – whom Naef recruits — can stay on the soccer fields before they are caught by security. The fans are amused, but management is not, and Detective Sandra Strebel assembles a team to identity the miscreants. The cat-and-mouse game that ensues is detailed enough to be interesting, and events are for the most part believable, or at least not wholly absurd.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe acting is excellent, and the production values are high, as one might hope when it is produced with the cooperation of a dozen or so European Football Clubs.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot having streaked since 1974, when it was an American college fad, I was heartened to see in 2017 the (albeit fictional, movie) Swiss/German attitude toward the pranksters: a matter of police interest, yes, but not, apparently, a violation of horrendous moral turpitude. There may still be hope for humanity. If you arenu0026#39;t offended by non-sexual, mostly distant nudity, youu0026#39;re quite likely to enjoy this film.”