Weil wir Champions sind () is a 2022 German sports comedy-drama television film directed by Christoph Schnee and written by Andreas Fuhrmann & Oliver Philipp. It is an German-language remake of the 2018 Spanish film Champions. Starring Wotan Wilke Möhring accompanied by Katharina Schüttler, Ben Münchow, Ursula Werner and Sabine Vitua while Antonia Riet, Tanino Camilleri, Luca Davidhaimann, Christian Forst, Nico Michels, Jonas Relitzki, Jochen Riemer, Simon Rupp and Matthias Sander make their debut as actors.
Synopsis
Things are not going well for basketball coach Andreas: work leaves, wife leaves, and then he is caught driving across town in search of alcohol. The consequence? community hours. From now on, Andreas will coach a basketball team with players with mental disabilities. A real challenge for the successful Bundesliga coach. Although a second look is always worth it and happiness is also a matter of perspective.
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:
Wotan Wilke Möhring as Andreas Ellguth
Ben Münchow as Daniel Ellguth
Katharina Schüttler as Pia Thomann
Ursula Werner as Katrin Hepp
Matthias Sander as Waldemar Litwinow
Jonas Relitzki as Rudi Cölle
Jochen Riemer as Michael Hellmich
Simon Rupp as Matze Brauns
Nico Michels as Ulli Gericke
Luca Davidhaimann as Gregor Scherzinger
Tanino Camilleri as Tino Bierwald
Christian Forst as Manuel Horch
Antonia Riet as Maya Krawczyk
Sabine Vitua as Judge
Enno Kalisch as Rochus Scherzinger
Production
Principal photography started in June 2021 in and around the Telekom Dome, Bonn.
Release
It premiered on April 5, 2022, on the RTL+ pay channel. Its premiere on a public television channel took place on May 25, 2022, on VOX.