Die andere Nationalmannschaft

Switzerland, October 2005
FILM, Documentary, 25 min.

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directed by
Mani Koller, Lukas Schmid
Written by
Lukas Schmid, Mani Koller
Status
In distribution

Before center forward Donald Hefti warms up on the playing field, he prepares himself assiduously as a team member: he buys a few cans of beer at the discount store and stocks up on his daily ration of methadone at the treatment center. He is on his way to the . rst training session of the Swiss national football team as one of the eighteen players mobilized by the coach. They are all battling for a regular position on the team which will represent our country at the world championship matches for the homeless played in Edinburgh. In particular, however, their struggle off the football . eld is in attempting to somehow stabilize their existence.

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World Premiere
October 2005
Original Version
Swiss-German,  colour, Beta SP, 25 min.
Production
Mani Koller
Producer
directed by
Mani Koller, Lukas Schmid
Written by
Lukas Schmid, Mani Koller
Cinemato­graphy
Mani Koller, Lukas Schmid
Editing
Lukas Schmid
Location Sound Mix
Lukas Schmid, Mani Koller

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Mani Koller

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen Distribution
Release date: tba

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