The Miracle of Bern

The Miracle of Bern German Das Wunder von Bern is a 2003 film by Snke Wortmann, which tells the story of a German family particularly of a young boy and his depressed exPOW father and the unexpected West German miracle victory in the 1954 World Cup Final in Bern, Switzerland.

Richard, a coal miner from Essen, returns after eleven years of being a Soviet prisoner of war in Siberia. In the meantime, his wife, two sons, and one daughter have reached a minimum standard of living without him. When he is unexpectedly repatriated in 1954, he has severe problems in reintegrating himself with his family and country. His wife is running a small business, his elder son has become a Communist challenging his fathers ideals of the Nazi time, his daughter flirts with his former enemies, British soldiers, and his 11yearold son Matthias, who never knew his father, admires a local football hero instead, Helmut Rahn of RotWei Essen.While Richard is initially very stern about Matthias love for football, he gradually softens such that, on the night before the final, father and son drive to Bern to see the match. ........

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