FC Venus (2006)

Director:

Ute Wieland

Writers:

Jan Berger (writer)
Outi Keskevaari (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 April 2006 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Sport

Plot:

This remake of the Finnish movie FC Venus (2005) deals with a male soccer team, Eintracht Imma 95, whose...

Plot Keywords:

Soccer | Remake | Football | Football Game | Female Nudity

Cast

Christian Ulmen	...	Paul Bruhn
Nora Tschirner	...	Anna Rothe
Florian Lukas	...	Steffen Hagen
Anneke Kim Sarnau	...	Kim Wagner
Heinz Hoenig	...	Laurenz Schmidt
Andreas Günther	...	Jurij Zille
Julian Sengelmann	...	Nico Oelze
Stefanie Mühlhan	...	Manu Zylke
Sabine Urig	...	Babette Piper
Petra Kleinert	...	Lili Oelze
Karina Fallenstein	...	Heike Minnert
Volker Ippig	...	Udo Glock
Sandra Borgmann	...	Katja Hagen
Leslie Malton	...	Astrid Mehnert-Wichert
Nikola Kastner	...	Johanna Hoff

Also Known As:

FC Venus - Angriff ist die beste Verteidigung (Germany) (working title)
FC Venus - Elf Paare müsst ihr sein (Germany) (promotional title)
FC Venus - Frauen am Ball (Germany) (working title)
FC Venus - Made in Germany (International: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:100 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Hamburg, Germany

Company:

Egoli Tossell Film

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Paul is talking to his buddies about his girlfriend Anna, he says her father died during the World Cup Final 1988. In fact, there was no World Cup in '88, but 1986 in Mexico and then 1990 in Italy.

Movie Connections:

References "Pleiten, Pech und Pannen" (1986)

Rich and inventive!

This movie is so rich in brilliant ideas and gags, it makes you forget the few weaknesses in the story and the characters.

These minor weak spots are the only reason why the leading actors cannot excel in their usual way. Esp. the role of Christian Ulmen is just to 'normal' for him to show his true talent. Nora Tschirner is well casted, but she also didn't have the opportunity to show what she's capable of (btw, she is very beautiful and charming, hope to see more of her in the future!).

Fortunately, an old football saying applies to this movie: the team is the star. Some of the supporting actors do a very good job in portraying the different types of soccer fanatics resp. their wives.

If you're into football/soccer yourself or you know somebody who is, you're destined to recognise yourself/this person somewhere in the movie.

Definitely worth seeing!