Hayat, a soccer fanatic from Hamburg, has breast cancer. After the operation, the 20-year-old feels disfigured and is no longer allowed to play football because of her medication. But a life without soccer? Unimaginable! For Hayat, the motto now is: after the game is before the game. The motley group of girls from FC Schanze, who neither have a jersey nor can dribble, take Hayat in. Her lousy coach Toni, who sees his main task as certifying that his girls are free of talent, also takes a liking to her. The way the roughneck courts her, first out of vanity and then out of genuine affection, and discovers his sensitivity in the process, is one of the film's great moments.
Jan Berger
Screenplay
Buket Alakuş
Director
Buket Alakuş
Screenplay
Bella Halben
Director of Photography
Stefan Schubert
Producer
Ralph Schwingel
Producer
Karoline Herfurth
Hayat
Thierry van Werveke
Baba Can
Ken Duken
Toni
Zarah Jane McKenzie
Ali
Verena Wolfien
Silke
Aziza Yildirim
Fatos
Katrin Pollitt
Ärztin
Nursel Köse
Paula Paul
Biggi
Son Sung-hee
Nana
