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Rudi Assauer - Macher. Mensch. Legende.

2018 · 92 min

A steady, affectionate portrait of a driven sports figure, mixing archival footage with talking heads for a warm, respectful, faintly bittersweet watch.

Directed by
Don Schubert
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Rudi Assauer, Sabine Söldner, Bettina Michel
Overview
Documentary about German soccer manager Rudi Assauer, who'd shaped an era at Schalke 04 Football Club by achieving athletic success as well as saving the license to compete in the Bundesliga in economically difficult times.

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Directed by
Don Schubert
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Rudi Assauer, Sabine Söldner, Bettina Michel
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • work
    • identity
    • family
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Don Schubert
    Written by
    Don Schubert
    Starring
    Rudi Assauer, Sabine Söldner, Bettina Michel, Huub Stevens, Olaf Thon, Karin Assauer, Gerald Asamoah, Klaus Berster
    Cinematography
    Ralf M. Mendle
    Runtime
    92 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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