Mirco von Juterczenka's novel "Wir Wochenendrebellen" is the story of a father and his ten-year-old son, who is Asperger's autistic. The boy has set his mind on finally finding his favourite football club. But his selection criteria are very specific and besides, he wants to experience all the clubs (no matter in which league they play) live in the stadium.
Acting
Cecilio Andresen's authentic, unsentimental autistic portrayal
Writing
Refuses easy inspirational disability tropes completely
Direction
Rothemund lets silences and obsessions breathe beautifully
Director
Marc Rothemund
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cecilio Andresen is autistic himself—rare authentic casting that director Rothemund insisted on after months of searching.
The 56 clubs span all five German men's tiers, making this an accidental documentary of football's class geography.
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