The Miracle of Bern (Das Wunder von Bern)
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, who lives with his mother, sister and brother in a West-German mining town. The boy has long found a surrogate father in the local football player Helmut Rahn, who has "adopted" Matthias as his mascot. The return of the boy′s father Richard 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.
Cast:
Louis Klamroth (Matthias Lubanski)
Peter Lohmeyer (Richard Lubanski)
Johanna Gastdorf (Christa Lubanski)
Sascha Göpel (Helmut Rahn)
Director: Sönke Wortmann
Writer: Sönke Wortmann, Rochus Hahn
Runtime: 118 min
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Language: German
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2003
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