Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
For the 1994 World Cup, Germany entered as the favorite and defending champion, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals. Internal conflicts, media campaigns, and public criticism of coach Berti Vogts led the so-called "eleven friends" – players like Lothar Matthäus, Jürgen Klinsmann, Stefan Effenberg, Bodo Illgner, and Matthias Sammer – to maneuver themselves into a collective nightmare within just a few weeks. This documentary takes a behind-the-scenes look at Germany’s memorable World Cup and shows how one of the strongest German teams of all time spectacularly failed.
Cast: Mario Basler, Reinhold Beckmann, Rainer Bonhof, Alfred Draxler, Stefan Effenberg, Wolfram Eilenberger, Maurizio Gaudino, Thomas Helmer, Bianca Illgner, Bodo Illgner, Jürgen Klinsmann, Uli Köhler, Andreas Köpke, Lothar Matthäus, Wolfgang Niersbach, Gaby Papenburg, Marcel Reif, Matthias Sammer, Dietrich Schulze Marmeling, Harald Stenger
Cinematographer: Till Vielrose, Jonas Köck
Editors: Maximilian Narkovic-Dederichs, André Hammesfahr
Composer: Amaury Laurent Bernier, Hannah von Hübbenet
Producers: Thorben Bockelmann, Nicole Jarrin Schwalbe, Leopold Hoesch
Production: Broadview TV, NDR, BR, WDR
Network: Das Erste
