Soccer behind the Iron Curtain (2023)
- Original title
- Stasi FC
- Directed by
- Zakaria Rahmani, Dan Gordon, Arne Birkenstock
- Genre
- documentary film, association football film, sports documentary
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- 6
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary explores how the East German secret police manipulated the country's top soccer league to favor a single team. It focuses on the political control and corruption behind the Berliner FC Dynamo's ten straight championships.
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What happens
Stasi FC is a 2023 Sky Documentary about Stasi control over association football in East Germany from the late 1970s, allegedly leading to their preferred team, football club Berliner FC Dynamo, winning ten consecutive league titles. It is directed by Daniel Gordon and Arne Birkenstock and produced by Erik Winker. Production companies on the documentary are Corso Films, Fruitmarket and Phiphen Pictures, and it is executive produced by Embankment Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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