Drinking, fighting, sex and soccer matches - on Saturday, the people in the Nordkurve have nothing but pleasure on their minds. It's all about lust at any price, fighting with all means, intrigue, deceit and blackmail. After all, the all-important game takes place in the afternoon and 40,000 people want to be there. Everyone is preparing for it in their own way, everyone wants to make the deal of a lifetime. Substitute player Niebitsch is eagerly awaiting his appearance. Player agent Roland F. Beyer is trying to pull off the really big deal. The club is on the brink of financial ruin. President Vischering only thinks about the invitation to appear on "Aktuelle Sportstudio". And Gottschalk begins to systematically get drunk. In the end it is clear: Herberger's wisdom "The game lasts 90 minutes" is wrong. The game lasts all day, every Saturday...
Direction
Winkelmann's kinetic, documentary-style energy.
Acting
Krößner's ferocious Uschi dominates every frame.
Production
Gritty authentic Dortmund location shooting.
Director
Adolf Winkelmann
Renate Krößner
Uschi Klamm
Daniel Berger
Clemens Niebisch
Walter Kreye
Eberhard Vischering
Michael Brandner
Hartmut Halbroth
Wolf-Dietrich Berg
Dennemann
Katharina Abt
Nicole Hassel
Michael Kessler
Karl-Heinz
Hermann Lause
Heinz Niebisch
Leonard Lansink
Manni Szestecki
Carola Regnier
Lola Vischering
Jochen Nickel
Trainer
Janina Sachau
Claudia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Dortmund's actual Westfalenstadion, capturing pre-Bayern-dominance Bundesliga culture. The 'Nordkurve' refers to the notoriously fervent home terrace.
Director Winkelmann—a former ad man—famously cast real Dortmund ultras as extras, several of whom were later banned for violence. Art imitates life imitates bans.
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