KINO # Film of the Month – Berlin 36 # 29.08.2009 neu

Berlin 1936: The United States threatens to boycott the Olympic Games if host Germany does not include any Jewish athletes in its national team. Bowing under pressure, the Nazi government opens a spot for the Jewish girl Gretl, an extraordinary high jumper. But to prevent her from winning, and making nonsense of the Nazis’ ideology of Aryan superiority, Berlin picks an unknown “woman” to compete against her. An unbelievable real-life historic drama from director Kaspar Heidelbach. Our film of the month.