Ciné-ONU Vienna screening
Film synopsis: How did a football match between enemies become a turning point in history?
Twenty-five years after the Holocaust, against insurmountable emotional and political barriers and threats of terror, Israel national team and German Borussia Mönchengladbach met in a match whose importance marked the beginning of the normalization between Israel and Germany. Through interviews with former German and Israeli footballers, historians, and diplomats, along with rare archival materials, the film examines the power of personal friendships to bring down the wall between nations, and of football, to pave the way between adversaries.
More information on the film
Monday, 23 January 2023, 6:30 p.m. (CET) Top Kino, Rahlgasse 1, 1060 Vienna
- Admission free
- No bookings taken Admission is first come, first served
- Please come early
- FFP2 mask recommended
- Accessible for persons with a mobility disability
- Followed by a panel discussion with Noam Sobovitz – Film Director of the film ‘Game Changers’ Georg Spitaler – Political Scientist and Historian, Austrian Labour History Society (VGA), University of Vienna Götz Schmidt-Bremme – Ambassador of Germany to the UN, Vienna Martin Nesirky – Director, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna, Moderator
“Ciné-ONU Vienna” is part of a Europe-wide initiative of regular film screenings of UN related topics followed by podium discussions with invited guests who were part of the film making process or are experts in the topic covered by the film. The United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna is honored to have “Ciné-ONU Vienna” partner with this human world (THW) film festival and Top Kino for the regular film screenings in Vienna.