Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Documentary about the victorious German national football team - called "Die Mannschaft" - and their journey to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
A solid sports documentary covering Germany's triumphant 2014 World Cup campaign, benefiting enormously from the dramatic arc of a real tournament win — the 7-1 semifinal thrashing of Brazil and the final victory give it a genuinely thrilling ending. Cinematography is competent and captures behind-the-scenes moments well, but the format follows the familiar access-documentary template seen in many national team films. Acting is not applicable in the traditional sense; player interviews and candid footage are earnest but unremarkable. Novelty is limited — this is a well-worn genre of official football documentary, distinguishable mainly by the historic result rather than any distinctive filmmaking vision.