Trainer!
| Trainer! | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Aljoscha Pause |
| Theme music composer | Roland Meyer de Voltaire |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language(s) | German |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Aljoscha Pause WDR |
| Cinematography | Sebastian Uthoff |
| Editor(s) | Anne Pannbacker |
| Running time | 138 minutes |
| Distributor | Mindjazz Pictures |
| Release | |
| Original release |
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Trainer! is a 2013 documentary film that was directed by Aljoscha Pause.[1][2] It observes three young professional soccer coaches over the course of an entire playing season.[3] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 28 June 2013.
Background and story
Trainer! takes a look at three young German professional soccer coaches, Frank Schmidt, André Schubert und Stephan Schmidt. The film also takes a look behind the scenes at the DFB football teachers’ training program led by Frank Wormuth. Established coaches like Jürgen Klopp, Hans Meyer, Armin Veh, Mirko Slomka, Peter Neururer, Thomas Schaaf and Michael Oenning also provide extensive insights.
Altogether, Pause spent six months researching and one year filming and editing. The film is a Pausefilm production commissioned by WDR (staff writer Steffen Simon). The television premiere of the 90-minute cut was broadcast on WDR on 3 June 2013, and the theater premiere of the 138-minute "director’s cut" premiered on 11 June at the Babylon Cinema in Berlin-Mitte. The film then toured Germany with the support of the DFB Cultural Foundation and distributor mindjazz pictures, garnering enthusiastic praise from the press.[4]
Reception
NDR2 gave Trainer! a positive review, writing that "Aljoscha Pause is to soccer documentaries as Ronald Reng is to soccer literature. It’s impossible to present football in a more forceful, genuine and fascinating way than is done in this film."[5] Spiegel Online also praised Trainer, praising Pause for his depiction of the three coaches.[6]
Reviews
This outstanding documentary deserves a championship title.— Cinema[7]
Once again, Germany’s best soccer documentarian provides sensational insights into the business.— Lars-Christian Daniels, Filmstarts.de [8]
An immensely fascinating, long-term exposé that clearly shows how well Aljoscha Pause knows the game. After watching it, you’ll be much better informed.— filmdienst.de [9]
Awards
- VDS Television Prize (2014)[10]
- Adolf Grimme Prize (2014, nominated)[11]
References
- ↑ HEUSER, TANJA. "Aljoscha Pause filmte Leid und Lust der Trainer". Express.de. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ Hanfeld, Michael. "Die Fußball-Doku "Trainer!" Wir rennen um unser Leben". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Aljoscha Pause spricht über seinen Dokumentarfilm "Trainer"". Der Westen. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Wir rennen um unser Leben – Die Fußball-Doku Trainer!", faz.de, 3 March 2013, Retrieved 20 August 2014
- ↑ Heller, Mathias. "Trainer! Wie sie wirklich ticken.". NDR. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ Slagman, Tim. "TV-Doku "Trainer!":"Mit das Geilste, was man machen kann"". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ Review, www.cinema.de, accessed on 4 June 2014. (German)
- ↑ Review, filmstarts.de, accessed on 4 June 2014. (German)
- ↑ Review, filmdienst.de, accessed on 23 June 2014. (German)
- ↑ "Aljoscha Pause gewinnt den VDS-Fernsehpreis". German Academy for Football Culture. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Nominees". Adolf Grimme Prize. Retrieved 7 September 2014.