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The Miracle of Bern

2003 · TMDB 6.5 · Das Wunder von Bern

Directed by Sönke Wortmann

The movie deals with the championship-winning German soccer team of 1954. Its story is linked with two others: The family of a young boy is split due to the events in World War II, and the father returns from Russia after eleven years. The second story is about a reporter and his wife reporting from the tournament.

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A German drama set in 1954, following a young boy and his father as they navigate their fractured relationship against the backdrop of the West German national team's unexpected World Cup victory.

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