Hayat, a soccer fanatic from Hamburg, has breast cancer. After the operation, the 20-year-old feels disfigured and is no longer allowed to play football because of her medication. But a life without soccer? Unimaginable! For Hayat, the motto now is: after the game is before the game. The motley group of girls from FC Schanze, who neither have a jersey nor can dribble, take Hayat in. Her lousy coach Toni, who sees his main task as certifying that his girls are free of talent, also takes a liking to her. The way the roughneck courts her, first out of vanity and then out of genuine affection, and discovers his sensitivity in the process, is one of the film's great moments.
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Karoline Herfurth
Hayat
Known for
Suck Me Shakespeer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Thierry van Werveke
Baba Can
Known for
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
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Ken Duken
Toni
Known for
Fate: The Winx Saga
Perfume
Zarah Jane McKenzie
Ali
Also in
Head-On
Soul Kitchen
Verena Wolfien
Silke
Also in
Schlafende Hunde
Playground
Aziza Yildirim
Fatos
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Katrin Pollitt
Ärztin
Known for
Into the Beat
Lore
Nursel Köse
Known for
The Yard
The Edge of Heaven
Paula Paul
Biggi
Known for
A Little Chaos
Barefoot
Son Sung-hee
Nana
Buket Alakuş Director · Jan Berger Screenplay Bella Halben Cinematographer
United States release January 19, 2005 · Produced in Germany · Original title Eine andere Liga
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Germany
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Original title
Eine andere Liga
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
United States · January 19, 2005
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