Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen (2006)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Sönke Wortmann

Writer:

Sönke Wortmann (writer)

Release Date:

5 October 2006 (Germany)

Genre:

Documentary | Sport

Plot:

A documentary on the German national team's World Cup 2006 journey, all the way from boot camp in Sardinia to the 3rd-place play-off. |

Plot Keywords:

World Cup 2006 | Team | Pep Talk | German Soccer | Soccer Star

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Timo Hildebrand	...	Himself
Oliver Kahn	...	Himself
Jens Lehmann	...	Himself
Arne Friedrich	...	Himself
Robert Huth	...	Himself
Marcell Jansen	...	Himself
Philipp Lahm	...	Himself
Per Mertesacker	...	Himself
Christoph Metzelder	...	Himself
Jens Nowotny	...	Himself
Michael Ballack	...	Himself
Tim Borowski	...	Himself
Torsten Frings	...	Himself
Thomas Hitzlsperger	...	Himself
Sebastian Kehl	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Die schottischen Rosen (Germany) (working title)
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale (USA) (literal English title)

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:o.Al.

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Little Shark Entertainment GmbH

Trivia:

This movie was shown on German television only 8 weeks after its release in cinemas.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Neues aus der Anstalt: Turbulente Zeiten (#2.8)" (2008)

Du bist Deutschland/ You are Germany

I saw this movie on Friday and I found it to be very amusing and interesting. I consider myself as a huge fan so I was thrilled to see a halftime speak of the coach during a game or how the team management successfully created a brilliant team spirit. Meanwhile people in the cinema cheered when Germany scored or Lehmann saved a penalty, it was a little bit like during the world cup. Wortmann did a great job in silently observing the German team, so you really felt as you were a part of this whole great event. Finally I'd like to say that everybody that enjoy the world cup as much as I did and who took part in the whole public viewing thing should go and watch this movie. It brings back the feelings and memories of the wonderful (soccer) summer. It was really a summer-fairy tail.