Free screening of Marc Rothemund’s heartfelt soccer fandom comedy

Kids Kino is back! The German Film Office is pleased to present a free screening of Marc Rothemund’s heartfelt soccer fandom comedy-drama Weekend Rebels. Recommended for kids aged 7 and up. Please register to attend.

As ten-year-old Jason struggles to keep up in school because of his autism, his parents Mirco and Fatime struggle to keep up with him. When faced with being transferred to a special school against his will, Jason makes a deal with his dad: he’ll do his best to fit in, but to do so he’ll need a soccer team to root for, and Mirco will help him find one. But how will he decide before seeing every team play? All 56 of them, that is. Jason’s request sets him and Mirco off on weekly adventures across Germany to find the perfect team: one whose players don’t all wear different colored shoes, or whose fans don’t pour beer on each other, or whose mascots aren’t too silly, or...

Based on the book We Weekend Rebels by the real Mirco and Jason von Juterczenka, Weekend Rebels cheerfully explores the quirks and passions of soccer fandom culture—its superstitions, rituals, and inner conflicts—through the eyes of a special and very discerning lover of the game.

“[A] film with a positive message of patience, tolerance and understanding ... Weekend Rebels overflows with warmth and empathy.” —Marko Stojiljković, Cineuropa, 08/11/2024.

Weekend Rebels screened at the 2023 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, the 2024 Shanghai International Film Festival, and the 2024 Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, where it won the Youth 4 German Cinema award.

Wochenendrebellen
Dir. Marc Rothemund
Germany, 2023
109 min.
With Florian David Fitz, Aylin Tezel, Cecilio Andresen