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ACTOR
Johanna KlanteFlorian LukasAnnett RennebergAxel Prahl
DIRECTOR
Norbert Baumgarten
SYNOPSICS
Befreite Zone (2003) is a German movie. Norbert Baumgarten has directed this movie. Johanna Klante,Florian Lukas,Annett Renneberg,Axel Prahl are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2003. Befreite Zone (2003) is considered one of the best Comedy,Drama movie in India and around the world.
A financially devastated German town receives an encouraging boost with the arrival of a popular soccer star, though a heated love triangle threatens to overshadow the good vibes in this sexually liberated comedy from filmmaker Norbert Baumgarten.
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Befreite Zone (2003) Reviews
A very mediocre film
The film revolves around a small town that has a perennially losing football (soccer) team, yet sees its hopes rise when a star is traded to the team. He becomes an instant hit with the townsfolk, who place all their hopes on his shoulders. Alas, it is the nature of sports fame that one is only as good as one's next game and his popularity depends on winning. Will he be good enough to carry the team and win the championship? Set against this backdrop is the love story between a young woman, who is engaged to a successful young businessman, and the soccer star. Without wanting to reveal too much of the story, I will simply say there is more than one philanderer in town. Who ends up with whom? For a comedy, this movie isn't very funny. The plot is not terribly interesting and not many of the characters are sympathetic or likable. Ultimately it is also a little depressing given the fact nothing much positive happens during its course. It is a low budget film as well, though this doesn't necessarily affect it negatively because neither special effects nor big name celebrities are essential to tell the tale. There are some decent things about the movie that keep it from being a complete waste of time. I did like the glimpse into modern life in East Germany and I like the fact the DVD is presented in German rather than being dubbed. Additionally, karmic reactions provide most of the movie's redeeming values. For example, Sylvia's brother, who exemplifies a young jerk, gets beaten up by the Chinese youth he had bullied. The movie also has an energy and ambition to it that initially hold great promise; unfortunately, the story and pacing don't quite live up to this. The ending is fairly lighthearted, which is welcome, though the "surprise" ending wasn't much of a surprise since it was revealed, albeit very briefly, at the beginning of the movie. I'm not certain why this was done if the intent was to truly provide a surprise. Finally, it appears the title might be doppeldeutig, referring to both the liberation of the former East Germany from Soviet and Communist control, as well as a sexual liberation of the characters, with interracial, homosexual and adulterous relationships being themes. Whether or not this is the case, the film is not interesting enough to warrant my recommendation.
What was this supposed to be all about?
The football was just barely a side note here, there was much more drinking, smoking & most of all sex.. Various kinds of sex, adultery, interracial, juvenile etc. In fact in every other scene someone was getting laid.. and those masturbation scenes??? What the heck was that all about? the same guy wanking off all the time in his bedroom, while watching a football poster? OK, if he's supposed to be gay there are easier (and a lot more comfortable) ways to explain/hint that to the audience. This was just so messed up I didn't know what to make of it all, a football film it certainly isn't. 3/10.