Weil wir Champions sind
Weil wir Champions sind () is a 2022 German sports comedy-drama television film directed by Christoph Schnee and written by Andreas Fuhrmann & Oliver Philipp. It is an German-language remake of the 2018 Spanish film Champions. Starring Wotan Wilke Möhring accompanied by Katharina Schüttler, Ben Münchow, Ursula Werner and Sabine Vitua while Antonia Riet, Tanino Camilleri, Luca Davidhaimann, Christian Forst, Nico Michels, Jonas Relitzki, Jochen Riemer, Simon Rupp and Matthias Sander make their debut as actors. Synopsis Things are not going well for basketball coach Andreas: work leaves, wife leaves, and then he is caught driving across town in search of alcohol. The consequence? community hours. From now on, Andreas will coach a basketball team with players with mental disabilities. A real challenge for the successful Bundesliga coach. Although a second look is always worth it and happiness is also a matter of perspective. Cast The actors participating in this film are: Wotan Wilke Möhring as Andreas Ellguth Ben Münchow as Daniel Ellguth Katharina Schüttler as Pia Thomann Ursula Werner as Katrin Hepp Matthias Sander as Waldemar Litwinow Jonas Relitzki as Rudi Cölle Jochen Riemer as Michael Hellmich Simon Rupp as Matze Brauns Nico Michels as Ulli Gericke Luca Davidhaimann as Gregor Scherzinger Tanino Camilleri as Tino Bierwald Christian Forst as Manuel Horch Antonia Riet as Maya Krawczyk Sabine Vitua as Judge Enno Kalisch as Rochus Scherzinger Production Principal photography started in June 2021 in and around the Telekom Dome, Bonn. Release It premiered on April 5, 2022, on the RTL+ pay channel. Its premiere on a public television channel took place on May 25, 2022, on VOX. Accolades References External links 2022 films 2022 television films 2022 comedy-drama films German sports comedy-drama films 2020s German-language films 2020s television films Films set in Germany Films shot in Germany Down syndrome in film Films about disability Films about intellectual disability Remakes of Spanish films Basketball films 2020s German films