I Will Not Lose ( Einzelkämpfer )

I Will Not Lose (DVD) (*)

$31.99

Original Title: Einzelkämpfer
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Russian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Sandra Kaudelka

Written By:
Sandra Kaudelka

Actors:
Marita Koch
Brita Baldus
Ines Geipel
Udo Beyer

Synopsis:

The GDR may have been a small country, but it was a highly successful sporting nation. Director Sandra Kaudelka was herself one of its top athletes and at an early age became part of the GDR's intensive sports program. Although wholly uninterested in sports, she was, much to her chagrin, discovered to be a talented diver. Her memories of the hated, brutal training sessions she underwent on a daily basis still haunt her to this day. In this film she sets off in search of her athletic colleagues - all proverbial 'great sporting heroes' - and meets four people with very different biographies: Brita Baldus, three-time European diving champion; Ines Geipel, who holds a world record in the relay; Olympic champion shot putter Udo Beyer; and Marita Koch, world record holder in the 400-meter-sprint. The film's nuanced juxtaposition of biographies and points of view provides detailed personal insights into both the GDR's 'sports miracle' and German history - before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

I WILL NOT LOSE is a documentary about four former world record sports stars and Olympic medal winners of the former German Democratic Republic now living a regular life. How were they able to survive in a system that did not care about individuality, fairness and health?

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 09 June, 2014.