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The miracle of Bern (Das wunder von Bern) - Louis Klamroth, Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf, Rochus Hahn

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Summer, 1954. The Soviet Union is sending its prisoners of war home. Among them is the father of a quiet, football-loving 11-year-old, Matthias Lubanski (Louis Klamroth), who lives with his mother, sister and brother in a West-German mining town. The boy has long found a surrogate father in the football player Helmut Rahn (Sascha Göpel), who has 'adopted' Matthias as his mascot. The return of the boy's father Richard (Peter Lohmeyer) casts a shadow over the once-happy family: broken by his years in captivity, Richard has trouble adapting to life in post-war Germany and alienates his family through his severity. For Richard, football is pointless, and so is the World Cup that's about to be held in Bern, Switzerland. Matthias, however, longs to be there with his idol, who's been chosen to play on the German team. Through his passion and his fighting spirit, Matthias rekindles a love of life in his dad's heart. And so, as the final match of the World Cup begins, a little miracle of love and generosity leaps across borders to help another miracle occur - the victory of Helmut Rahn and the German team, the miracle of Bern.

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Film Germany true drama football soccer World Cup

Persons of interest

Louis Klamroth .... Matthias Lubanski
Peter Lohmeyer .... Richard Lubanski
Johanna Gastdorf .... Christa Lubanski
Mirko Lang .... Bruno Lubanski
Birthe Wolter .... Ingrid Lubanski
Katharina Wackernagel .... Annette Ackermann
Lukas Gregorowicz .... Paul Ackermann
Péter Franke .... Sepp Herberger
Sascha Göpel .... Helmut Rahn
Knut Hartwig .... Fritz Walter
Holger Dexne .... Horst Eckel
Simon Verhoeven .... Ottmar Walter
Jo Stock .... Toni Turek
Martin Bretschneider .... Hans Schäfer
Rochus Hahn .... Screenwriter
Sönke Wortmann .... Screenwriter
Sönke Wortmann .... Director

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Awards and film festivals:

Bavarian Film Awards 2004: Won: Bavarian Film Award Best Direction (Sönke Wortmann), Best Supporting Role (Johanna Gastdorf)
European Film Awards 2003: Nominated: Best Cinematographer (Tom Fährmann)
German Camera Award 2004: Nominated: Feature Film (Tom Fährmann)
German Film Awards 2004: Nominated: Film Award in Gold Outstanding Feature Film (Hanno Huth, Tom Spiess, Sönke Wortmann), Outstanding Individual Achievement: Direction (Sönke Wortmann), Outstanding Individual Achievement: Supporting Actress (Johanna Gastdorf)
Locarno International Film Festival 2003: Won: Audience Award (Sönke Wortmann)
San Francisco International Film Festival 2004: Won: Audience Award Best Narrative Feature (Sönke Wortmann)
São Paulo International Film Festival 2004: International perspective