The Miracle of Bern [SEP] director
The Miracle of Bern
The Miracle of Bern () is a 2003 film by Sönke Wortmann, which tells the story of a German family (particularly of a young boy and his depressed ex-POW father) and the unexpected West German "miracle" victory in the 1954 World Cup Final in Bern, Switzerland.
The film can be regarded as a portrait of post-war Germany. With over 6 million cinema visitors, it is one of Germany's best-selling films. Among those attending the première were
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From 2000 to 2006 he was managing director of Germany’s mini-major Senator’s production and distribution outfits. There, he produced and distributed commercially successful and critically acclaimed films like "Das Experiment", "Das Wunder von Bern (The Miracle of Bern)" and Academy Award-nominee "Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas)". His distribution projects further included Ridley Scott’s "Black Hawk Down", Lasse Hallström’s "Chocolat", Jonathan Glazer’s "Sexy Beast" and