A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of prisoners during wartime.
Tag: football (soccer)
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Kimi ga kagayaku toki
A one armed boy wants to become a football (soccer) player.
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Six Days in June
A young man finds a way to spend his last few days of freedom before joining the army. Set in eastern Bosnia in summer of 1968.
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Soccer Shoot-Out
Italia 90 was another fascinating tournament, a melting pot of different styles, culture and technique. The biggest tournament to date, it saw the emergence of the African nations with the free-flowing Cameroon capturing everyone’s hearts. The final was tight and not for the squeamish, but the well-drilled and better-disciplined Germans prevailed 1-0 winners to claim the crown for the third time.
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Ladybugs
To climb the corporate ladder to success, a businessman agrees to coach his company’s all-girl soccer team with the help of his secret weapon: his fiancee’s son.
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North Curve
Drinking, fighting, sex and soccer matches – on Saturday, the people in the Nordkurve have nothing but pleasure on their minds. It’s all about lust at any price, fighting with all means, intrigue, deceit and blackmail. After all, the all-important game takes place in the afternoon and 40,000 people want to be there. Everyone is preparing for it in their own way, everyone wants to make the deal of a lifetime. Substitute player Niebitsch is eagerly awaiting his appearance. Player agent Roland F. Beyer is trying to pull off the really big deal. The club is on the brink of financial ruin. President Vischering only thinks about the invitation to appear on “Aktuelle Sportstudio”. And Gottschalk begins to systematically get drunk. In the end it is clear: Herberger’s wisdom “The game lasts 90 minutes” is wrong. The game lasts all day, every Saturday…
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Schicksalsspiel
A Romeo-and-Juliet-tale between the soccer-clubs of St. Pauli and Rostock.
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You Must Be 11 Friends (Professional Footballers of FC Bayern Munich)
Documentary film on the first half of the 1992-93 season of Bayern Munich football club. Covers ordinary workdays of footballers from every possible angle. Impressions from training ground, dressing room, match days, meetings with press, Oktoberfest; interviews with players, managers, attendants, spectators.