| The Final Game | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sigi Rothemund |
| Produced by | Timo Berndt Borris Brandt |
| Written by | Sven Burgemeister |
| Starring | Francis Fulton-Smith Thure Riefenstein |
| Music by | Dominic Roth |
| Cinematography | Dragan Rogulj |
| Editing by | Andreas Herzog |
| Studio | TV-60 Filmproduktion Pro 7 Die Nefzers Nitro-Film Medienproduktion GmbH |
| Distributed by | Media Cooperation One (MC-One) Snp |
| Release date(s) | 9 June 1998 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Final Game is a German thriller film directed by Sigi Rothemund,[1] it was written by Timo Berndt and Borris Brandt.[2]
Contents |
70 000 football-fans streamed into Berlin Olympic Stadium in order to see the final of the DFB Cup. The men of the security center pay no attention to happening. In front of them several armed terrorists attacked the central, five hostages arrives in the hands of gangsters. Kant the gang leader ordered to close all exit doors, because the game ended in few minutes and locked the exits. It comes under the stadium visitors to a mass panic. Security Chief Bender has no chance to stop Kant alone, in addition he paid using Kant to an old account.
Some of the scenes were shot on 1 March 1998 in the Bundesliga match Hertha BSC Berlin against Hansa Rostock.[3]
It premiered on 9 June 1998 as TV production on Pro 7 under the German title Das Finale.[4] In Hungary had a theatrical release on 12 April 2005.