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Deutschland. Ein Sommermrchen
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'Deutschland. Ein Sommermrchen' ('Germany. A Summer's Tale') is a 2006 documentary film written, filmed and directed by Snke Wortmann. The film records the Germany national football team's World Cup 2006 journey, from their boot camp in Sardinia to the third place play-off with Portugal. The title ironically refers to Heinrich Heine's poem 'Germany. A Winter's Tale'. As opposed to Heine's melancholic view on Germany, 'Ein Sommermrchen' illustrates the sanguine and optimistic atmosphere during the World Cup 2006.
The film premiered on 3 October 2006, the German Unity Day. As of end November 2006, circa four million people had seen the film in German theaters, making it the most commercially successful German documentary film. The film was shown on December 6, 2006 on German public TV channel ARD, and was viewed by more than 10 million people. The DVD was released on 8 February 2007. Parts of the proceeds of the film's merchandising are earmarked for SOS Children's Villages.
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