Trainer! (2013)

Name: Trainer!
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-06-04
Duration: 138 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Frank Schmidt, André Schubert, Stephan Schmidt, Frank Wormuth, Jürgen Klopp

Trainer! (2013), directed by Aljoscha Pause, starring Frank Schmidt and André Schubert.

06/04/2013 BR Documentary 2h 18m

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This behind-the-scenes sports documentary follows the careers of three young German professional soccer coaches over the course of a single season.

Sebastian UthoffCinematography
Aljoscha PauseDirector, Producer, Writer
Anne PannbackerEditing
Roland Meyer de VoltaireOriginal music

About the film

Trainer! is a 2013 documentary film that was directed by Aljoscha Pause. It observes three young professional soccer coaches over the course of an entire playing season. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 28 June 2013.

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Background and story

Trainer! takes a look at three young German professional soccer coaches, Frank Schmidt, André Schubert and Stephan Schmidt. The film also takes a look behind the scenes at the DFB football teachers’ training program led by Frank Wormuth. Established coaches like Jürgen Klopp, Hans Meyer, Armin Veh, Mirko Slomka, Peter Neururer, Thomas Schaaf and Michael Oenning also provide extensive insights.

Altogether, Pause spent six months researching and one year filming and editing. The film is a Pausefilm production commissioned by WDR (staff writer Steffen Simon). The television premiere of the 90-minute cut was broadcast on WDR on 3 June 2013, and the theater premiere of the 138-minute "director’s cut" premiered on 11 June at the Babylon Cinema in Berlin-Mitte. The film then toured

Germany with the support of the DFB Cultural Foundation and distributor mindjazz pictures, garnering enthusiastic praise from the press.

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 28, 2013. Trainer! will be featured at the 2014 Flutlicht Film Festival in Basel, at the Joga Bonito! Festival in Vienna and at the Football Film Festival 2017 in Yokohama and Kobe.

Trainer! is available on Netflix (in English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and Japanese) since 2016.

Reception

NDR2 gave Trainer! a positive review, writing that "Aljoscha Pause is to soccer documentaries as Ronald Reng is to soccer literature. It’s impossible to present football in a more forceful, genuine and fascinating way than is done in this film." Spiegel Online also praised Trainer, praising Pause for his depiction of the three coaches.

Reviews

A candid portrait of three German coaches from soccer movie maestro Aljoscha Pause.

This outstanding documentary deserves a championship title.

Once again, Germany’s best soccer documentarian provides sensational insights into the business.

An immensely fascinating, long-term exposé that clearly shows how well Aljoscha Pause knows the game. After watching it, you’ll be much better informed.

Awards

The best Soccer Title on Netflix (Paste Magazine, 2017)

VDS Television Prize (2014)

Adolf Grimme Prize (2014, nominated)

References

External links

Official website

Trainer! at IMDb

Text from Trainer! on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trainer!

Trivia

It premiered on June 4, 2013, a Tuesday.
It runs 2h18 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosPausefilm
CountriesGermany
LanguagesGerman
StatusReleased

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Crew

Sebastian Uthoff Cinematography
Aljoscha Pause Director
Anne Pannbacker Editing
Aljoscha Pause Producer
Roland Meyer de Voltaire Original music
Aljoscha Pause Writer

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What is Trainer! about?

Trainer!: This behind-the-scenes sports documentary follows the careers of three young German professional soccer coaches over the course of a single season.

Who directed Trainer!?

Trainer! was directed by Aljoscha Pause in 2013.

Who stars in Trainer!?

The cast of Trainer! includes Frank Schmidt, André Schubert, Stephan Schmidt, Frank Wormuth and Jürgen Klopp.

How long is Trainer!?

Trainer! runs for 138 minutes, or 2h18.