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Wild Soccer Bunch

Wild Soccer Bunch (Die Wilden Kerle)

Movie · 2003 · 15 people

Wild Soccer Bunch, shown in Germany as Die wilden Kerle, adapts the 14-volume book series Die Wilden Fußballkerle by Joachim Masannek into a German children's and family film from 2003. It runs 94 minutes, and its tagline is "Everything is fine as long as you are wild!" The books were a hit in Germany from the moment they appeared, and that success carried over to the screen. In Latin America the film is known as El equipo salvaje, and in Spain as Las fieras fútbol club.

The story follows the formation and adventures of a football team made up of children between 9 and 11. Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht, Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht and Constantin Gastmann head the cast, which also includes Raban Bieling, Sarah Kim Gries, Marlon Wessel, Kevin Iannotta, Leon Wessel-Masannek, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Rufus Beck and Tim Wilde.

Masannek, who wrote the screenplay, also directed. The choice makes sense: from 1985 he had coached his own sons, then 11 and 13, in football, and the story grew out of those experiences. The film became the first entry in a series of films.

DirectorJoachim Masannek
Wild Soccer Bunch (Die Wilden Kerle)

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Adnan Maral Adnan Maral Actor · 58 years old Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht Raban Bieling Sarah Kim Gries Constantin Gastmann Wilson Gonzalez Marlon Wessel Kevin Iannotta Leon Wessel-Masannek Jonathan Beck Rufus Beck Conny Froboess Uwe Ochsenknecht Sarah Beck Tim Wilde

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

This German film about a football team formed by children aged nine to eleven feels made for watching with kids exactly that age. At 94 minutes it wraps up before the little ones get restless. The story comes from a popular book series, so a child who has read the books will be doubly pleased. The tagline, "Everything is fine as long as you are wild!", is worth a quick chat with younger viewers, though. An easy pick for families with school-age children.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

The decisive choice here is that Joachim Masannek both wrote and directed. Material from someone who spent years coaching his own sons' football team promises a story that does not talk down to children, which is exactly the trap children's films fall into most often. On the other hand, carrying the world of a 14-volume book series into 94 minutes is no small task, and a team-formation story inevitably leans on the familiar sports-film template: the squad assembles, gets tested, pulls together. Given that this is the first entry in a series, the focus on beginnings makes sense, but for an adult viewer there is little room for surprise. An honest family film that never reaches beyond its ambitions.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Football plus a kids' adventure is not a bad mix if you want some pace, and at 94 minutes it does not drag. But let me be clear: the tension here is pitched at children's-film level. If you are after big stakes, fierce rivalry or breathless moments, you may come away disappointed. As an energetic football film to watch with a younger sibling it does the job; if you want thrills for yourself, look elsewhere.

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