Playoff
Brief Synopsis
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Legendary Israeli basketball coach and Holocaust survivor Max Stoller became a national hero in the 1970s when he coached Maccabi Tel Aviv into the European Championships.However, when he subsequently accepts a job coaching the West-German basketball team, just another job on his path to NBA glory,
Cast & Crew
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Eran Riklis
Director
Amira Kasar
Danny Huston
Hanns Zischler
Max Riemelt
Mark Waschke
Film Details
Genre
Biography
Drama
Foreign
Period
Sports
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Egoli Tossell Film; Elle Driver; Eurimages; Fidélité Films; France 3 Cinéma; German Federal Film Board; Hessen Invest; Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung; Orange Cinema Series; United King Films; Wild Bunch
Distribution Company
CinTart; Wild Bunch
Location
Wiesbaden, Germany
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 47m
Synopsis
Legendary Israeli basketball coach and Holocaust survivor Max Stoller became a national hero in the 1970s when he coached Maccabi Tel Aviv into the European Championships.However, when he subsequently accepts a job coaching the West-German basketball team, just another job on his path to NBA glory, as he sees it, Max finds his culture, his country, and his past at odds with his professional success.
Director
Eran Riklis
Director
Film Details
Genre
Biography
Drama
Foreign
Period
Sports
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Egoli Tossell Film; Elle Driver; Eurimages; Fidélité Films; France 3 Cinéma; German Federal Film Board; Hessen Invest; Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung; Orange Cinema Series; United King Films; Wild Bunch
Distribution Company
CinTart; Wild Bunch
Location
Wiesbaden, Germany
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 47m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Inspired by the true story of famous Israeli basketball coach Ralph Klein.
