This film is dedicated to all the friends who love football and the World Cup. Before the World Cup, director Waltman was allowed to film the life, training, games and other activities of the German national team. They followed the German national team for almost a month. The documentary also recreates the pomp of the World Cup in Germany this summer. The early copy of the film was shown to the German players when the German team played against the Swedish team, and it was well received by them. Director Waltman said: "Doing this is a dream come true, because the emotional angle of the film will arouse the special interest of the audience in the cinema.
A portion of the proceeds from "Germany, a Summer's Fairy Tale" will be donated to six International Children's Assistance Villages (SOS) designated by FIFA for public benefit.
Klose's nameless fire
During the World Cup, German Chancellor Angela Merkel went to the national team camp many times to cheer on the German team generals. However, it may be difficult for outsiders to imagine that there are actually many interesting sparks in these meetings. The World Cup "Golden Boot" winner and Bremen striker Klose once "complained" to Merkel that one day there was a hairdresser that made him very unhappy, because when he went to see him for a haircut, the man actually said he didn't know him. he. Merkel comforted her with kind words, saying that she knew Klose, a big star, not only that, but she could call out the names of every player on the field when watching the game between Bayern and Werder Bremen.
Waiting for Barack
In the 2006 World Cup final, Italian defender Materazzi became famous for his "cunning" due to inducing Zidane to "shock the sky". But perhaps not many people know that just five days before that incident, Materazzi had done an extremely "warm" thing. After Italy knocked out Germany in the semi-finals, the vast majority of Italian players left the field singing and dancing to celebrate. Only Materazzi waited in the exit passage, reluctant to leave for a long time. The person he was waiting for was Ballack, the captain of the German team. After Ballack appeared, Materazzi took the initiative to say that he had been waiting here for a long time, just to change a jersey with the German captain. Then, Materazzi hugged Barack, who had tears in his eyes, kissed the latter on the cheek, and comforted him for a while before leaving.
The "dew point" of the players caused controversy
During the filming process, Waterman was given great freedom - he could go into the bathroom with the players, he could carry the camera and shoot casually in the lounge, and he could also participate in all the activities of the team. Therefore, The film is also full of many interesting team details. For example, coach Klinsmann once played table tennis with an assistant coach, and after a fiasco, he yelled and tried everything to cheat. Another example is Asamoah, who is a "good player" in pushing his teammates into the pool, and can often do it neatly without showing any traces.
However, Waterman said in an interview that there are still some parts of the film that he regrets. For example, in the shots of the players in the locker room, although Waterman tried to avoid dew points — "because it seemed unprofessional," there were still scenes where the players were inevitably exposed. buttocks. There are also some precious shots left out. Because those times were so exciting, I threw the camera on the bench and cheered and celebrated with the whole team. The former German Bundesliga player also said that through this shooting, he has now become a loyal fan of Klinsmann.
