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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 2005 - 16.23 July

Sections & Films

THE WILD SOCCER BUNCH 2

Category: Edition 2005

Synopsis

The most daring team of junior soccer players to take to the hallowed green turf, “The Wild Soccer Bunch”, is back! This time they not only have to defend the trophy of trophies, the Teufelstopf, and their command of the town against the dreaded skater gang, the Flammenmuetzen, but also fight for Vanessa (a girl of all things!) who’s fallen in love with their leader! The motto still applies: “If you want to be cool, you got to be wild”.

Original Title DIE WILDEN KERLE 2
Italian Title LA TRIBÙ DEL PALLONE 2 – UNO STADIO PER LA TRIBÙ
Category Official Competition
Section Kidz
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 94'
Production Year 2005
Nationality Germany
Directed by Joachim Masannek
Screenplay Joachim Masannek
Script Joachim Masannek
Director of photography Sonja Rom
Editor Dunja Campregher
Production Design Winfried Hennig
Costume Design Mika Braun
Sound Chris Rebay, Mario Hubert, Heiko Müller
Music Andrej Melita, Peter Horn, Bananafishbones (songs)
Main cast Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht (Leon)
Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht (Marlon/Martin)
Raban Bieling (Raban/Randy)
Sarah Kim Gries (Vanessa)
Marlon Wessel (Maxi)
Lennard Bertzbach (Gonzo Gonzales)
Produced by Ewa Karlström, Andreas Ulmke-Smeaton
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the wild soccer bunch 2 regJoachim Masannek

He was born in 1960 in Hamm (Germany), and studied German Studies, Philosophy, and Film in Munich. Since 1985, he has worked as a production designer, lighting technician, cameraman and author. After working on various animation projects, he wrote the children's book “Die Wilden Fussballkerle” based on the soccer team he founded in Munich. His films include: BOMBER (short, 1992), IN LIEBE, CATHERINE (short, 1992), DER BAER (commercial, 1992), THE WILD SOCCER BUNCH (DIE WILDEN KERLE, 2004), that won the Golden Griphon at the GFF 2004 as best film in the KIDZ section.

 

Director’s statement

“It all started five years ago. My son’s soccer team wanted to be as dangerous as their favourite team, 1860 Munich, wear black and play with a black ball! There are now Wilde Kerle soccer teams all over Germany and the first championship was held this year. Two years on the children are older. So the story’s older as well. The love story is important. They’re no longer just cool kids but have a sense of humour. It’s not as simple as before”.

 

 

Production
Festival contact
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