The "Wunder von Bern" (Miracle of Bern) is a fantastic story about how football helped millions of Germans to (at least) partially overcome their depressiveness during the years after WW2.
Richard Lubanski returns to his home after being held captive as POW for many years. He soon realizes that he has become a stranger to his own family. His youngest son, Matthes, was not even born when he went to war. Now Matthes completely focuses on his idol, Helmut Rahn, being part of the German national team. For Richard, the only way to get his family back is trying to understand what their real needs are and to take part in their life instead of commanding them.
All the action takes place around the world-championship 1954, where Germany surprisingly won the final against Hungaria. There are a lot of emotions shown (in a tragical and encouraging manner) and some of the most famous football slogans find their place in the plot (like "Der Ball ist rund und das Spiel dauert 90 Minuten" / "The ball is round and the match lasts 90 minutes" or "Nach dem Spiel ist vor dem Spiel" / "After the match is before the match").
Richard Lubanski returns to his home after being held captive as POW for many years. He soon realizes that he has become a stranger to his own family. His youngest son, Matthes, was not even born when he went to war. Now Matthes completely focuses on his idol, Helmut Rahn, being part of the German national team. For Richard, the only way to get his family back is trying to understand what their real needs are and to take part in their life instead of commanding them.
All the action takes place around the world-championship 1954, where Germany surprisingly won the final against Hungaria. There are a lot of emotions shown (in a tragical and encouraging manner) and some of the most famous football slogans find their place in the plot (like "Der Ball ist rund und das Spiel dauert 90 Minuten" / "The ball is round and the match lasts 90 minutes" or "Nach dem Spiel ist vor dem Spiel" / "After the match is before the match").