Autumn Gold (2010)
"Herbstgold" (original title)

The film follows five senior athletes along their biggest challenge - maturity. As all of them are between 80 and 100 years old it is a race against time and personal degeneration. ... See full summary »

Director:

Jan Tenhaven

Writer:

Jan Tenhaven

Stars:

Alfred Proksch, Gabre Gabric, Herbert Liedke

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Alfred Proksch	...	Himself
Gabre Gabric	...	Herself
Herbert Liedke	...	Himself
Ilse Pleuger	...	Herself
Jirí Soukup	...	Himself

Storyline

The film follows five senior athletes along their biggest challenge - maturity. As all of them are between 80 and 100 years old it is a race against time and personal degeneration. Nevertheless they are united in one common goal - to take part in the track and field World Masters Championships. Life will end soon - so what?

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Plot Keywords:

athlete | old age | society | olympia

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Drama | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [at] Official site [de]

Country:

Germany Austria

Language:

German Czech Swedish Italian English

Release Date:

8 July 2010 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Autumn Gold

Filming Locations:

Vienna, Austria

Company Credits

Production Co:

ARTE, Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, Navigator Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A great documentary about the joys of aging

This movie starts a little slow, but the pace accelerates and it ends with exhilaration. It is about the aging of people who have a purpose in their life; maintaining their vitality and ability to compete in sports. Although it is a documentary, it nevertheless has a half dozen people who are the leads. None are professional actors, but the film crew followed them for up to 4 years while filming them in their homes. Thus, the film is about that handful of people. It is about their life, their loves, their hopes and their past. The film ends at the completion of the World Masters Championships in Finland in 2009 in Finland. And with all competitions, there have to be winners and losers in the competition. But there were no losers in how they took the results.