NOVEMBER 2019 ISSUE 124 CENTRAL MONTHLY GUIDE THE LEGEND OF RITA SUMO BRUNO GRIPSHOLM GERMAN FILMS COLLECTION EUROCHANNEL GUIDE NOVEMBER 2019 1 GermanFilmsEurochannel2019.qxp_119x152 17.10.19 09:45 Seite 1 2 EUROCHANNEL GUIDE NOVEMBER 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS MONTHLY GUIDE | NOVEMBER 2019 | ISSUE 124 4 GERMAN FILMS collectION 12 AnatoMY OF A MURDER Gustavo Vainstein Eurochannel’s CEO In November, Eurochannel is delighted to offer you the best European TV series and movies. This month, we are excited to premiere two new crime drama UnfoRGIVEN series that will thrill you and keep you captivated until the very end! 15 From the Czech Republic, we present a local TV hit: Anatomy of a Murder. This thrilling series blends the best of Nordic noir series with the classic style of British crime dramas. The result is a binge-worthy production that explores and 18 WEEK 1 deconstructs the darkest motives in the mind of a serial killer. In this riveting series, detectives from a police crime department investigate a series of 20 WEEK 2 harrowing and shocking murders in a Czech town. As the unit investigates the crimes, they soon expose appalling cases of exorcising rituals, deep corruption, 22 WEEK 3 betrayals and multimillion robberies. 24 WEEK 4 The other series premiere comes from France: Unforgiven. In this three-part production, two girls witness a murder – one is guilty and the other somehow a victim. Twenty years later and already adults, they meet again, unraveling a harrowing chain of lethal consequences. Also, in November join us to discover a unique collection of German movies. Do not miss the story of a full-figured man who joins a sumo tournament inSumo EUROCHANNEL GUIDE Bruno and discover the story of a woman who worked for the feared Stasi in PUBLISHED BY Eurochannel, Inc. EDITOR IN CHIEF Javier Pardo Barreto West Germany with The Legend of Rita. EDITORS Anna Oboza, Zheljko Kojchic Florence Razimbaud & Cristina Silva ARTWORK Cristina Tejada Do not miss any of our new series and movies this month and remember that EUROCHANNEL, INC. 6389 NW 109 AVE |DORAL FL. 33178 USA the only place to enjoy the best of Europe is here . Eurochannel! +1-(305)-531-1315 | www.eurochannel.com ©2019 | All pictures rights are reserved. CINEMA FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22 07:30 PM The true size of hope! 4 EUROCHANNEL GUIDE NOVEMBER 2019 Bruno is way overweight and everybody but his friends into the unexplored world of social outcasts. Bruno’s best thinks of him as a loser. When the Sumo Wrestling Amateur friends count Kalle and Timo, an 11-years-old kid who is World Championships are being held in a small town in also overweight for his age. As the plot develops Bruno’s Germany, he finally has a chance to redeem himself with shyness is also revealed as his feelings for Anna – Timo’s life. Eurochannel premieres Sumo Bruno, a raw portrait of a mother – start to take flight until his courage stops them. social outcast and life in German suburbs in the early 2000s. Praised by critics and the press, Sumo Bruno delivers a Set during the beginning of a new century, Sumo Bruno classic outsider story in the backdrop of a wasteland in a follows the joys, sorrows and adventures of Bruno, a man province of East Germany, which equates to England’s run- in his thirties whose almost 440 pounds of weight have down North in Ken Loach’s social films. affected his self-esteem. Bruno lets himself go down until he is lonely and without a job. Only his buddy Kalle makes every Eurochannel invites you to meet a one-of-a-kind character effort to free his obese friend from its lethargy, culminating with a heart as big as his body. He will prove that a person in the crazy idea of participating in the random Sumo World who knows what he is fighting for remains unbeaten, even Cup held in town. Through Sumo Bruno, viewers are invited if he loses! The Sumo World Wrestling Championships are due to take place for the first time outside Japan, in a small town in Germany. A self-styled local entrepreneur, Kalle (Oliver Korittke), persuades Bruno (Hakan Orbeyi), his overweight friend, to train as a Sumo wrestler, and hires the owner of a sushi restaurant as a trainer. But Bruno is all but a fighting machine. CAST Hakan Orbeyi, Oliver Korittke, Julia Richter DIREctOR Lenard Fritz Krawinkel GENRE Drama ORIGINAL TITLE The true size of hope! Sumo Bruno YEAR 2000 EUROCHANNEL GUIDE NOVEMBER 2019 5 3 FAMOUS MOVIES ABOUT WRESTLING Wrestling has amazed and surprised generations across the globe, and is an unlimited source of stories for filmmakers. Celebrating the airing of Sumo Bruno, a German drama about a man joining a sumo wrestling competition, we have selected three must-watch movies about fighting… make sure not to miss them! Foxcatcher Based on true events, Foxcatcher is an American biographical sports true- crime drama film produced and directed by Bennett Miller. Starring Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo, the movie tells the story of U.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz as they join «Team Foxcatcher», led by the eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont. In the middle of their training for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, John’s self-destructive behavior threatens to consume them all. Foxcatcher was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Beyond the Mat One of the most revealing documentaries about wrestling, Beyond the Mat is a heartfelt production focusing on the day-to-day lives of professional wrestlers, some on the rise, some on the wane, and others fighting for their lives. It focuses on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) during its rise in popularity, and many other independent wrestlers and organizations. Beyond the Mat won the Audience Choice Award - Best Documentary Feature at the Cinequest San Jose Film Festival in 2000, and many other accolades. The Wrestler Celebrated for Mickey Rourke’s return to fame, The Wrestler is a sports drama directed by Darren Aronofsky. The film follows an aging professional wrestler who, despite his failing health and fading fame, continues to wrestle in an attempt to cling to the success of his 1980s prominence. He also tries to mend his relationship with his estranged daughter and to find romance with a woman who works as a stripper. Praised by critics and the press, The Wrestler won the Golden Lion Award at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. For the movie, Mickey Rourke received a BAFTA award, a Golden Globe award, an Independent Spirit Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. 6 EUROCHANNEL GUIDE NOVEMBER 2019 CINEMA FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15 07:30 PM In the climax of the Cold War, Rita is an adventurous woman travelling the world to escape from justice. It will be in the most unlikely place that she will find help in the form of a Stasi agent. Eurochannel premieres The Legend of Rita, a riveting historic drama about romance and the fight for one’s freedom. Loosely based on true events, The Legend of Rita follows the fascinating story of Rita Vogt, an impetuous young woman living in West Germany. She is part of a terrorist and anti- capitalist left-wing commando and keeps her days robbing banks and freeing people from the burdens of money in a consumerist society. It’s the 1970s and Rita believes in a just world, one that must be built with violence if needed. Her emotions are fired by her sense of justice, and her unconditional love for their The riveting true story of Rita Vogt (Bibiana Beglau), a 1970s West German charismatic leader Andi… But terrorist who escapes to the East with the help of the Stasi. She lives in her adventure is just about to constant fear of having her cover blown, until it inevitably happens after start! the German reunification. the Legend of Rita The escapades of a woman on the run during the Cold War EUROCHANNEL GUIDE NOVEMBER 2019 7 CAST Bibiana Beglau, Richard Kropf, Martin Wuttke DIREctOR Volker Schlöndorff TOP 3 BERLIN WALL MOVIES GENRE Drama, Romance ORIGINAL TITLE Celebrating the airing ofThe Legend of Rita, a drama set in the climax of the Cold War about a West Die Stille nach dem Schuß German terrorist who escapes to the East and works with the Stasi to cover her identity until the YEAR 2000 Berlin Wall falls, we have selected three must-see movies related to the infamous division structure. One day, things go extremely wrong and Rita finds herself escaping in a motorbike in Paris, killing a police officer on her way out. Her only option is to get into East Germany – a country she has dreamed of for years as a communism believer! However, if Rita wants to stay, she must pay a price and become a “legend,” a secret agent with an identity given by the Stasi, the fearful Secret Service in East Germany. The Legend of Rita depicts life in both Germanies during the Good Bye, Lenin! Cold War until the fall of the Directed by Wolfgang Becker, Good Bye Lenin! tells the story of a family at a crossroads after the Berlin Wall, when the European fall of the Berlin Wall. In 1990, to protect his fragile -- but decided socialist -- mother from a fatal communist block begins to shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of dismantle.