The Keeper 2018

He won her love and our hearts and minds

7.51 / 10   196 vote(s)
Drama War History

The story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Margaret, saw him rise from Nazi 'villain' to British hero. Bert Trautmann, the German goalkeeper won over even his harshest opponents by winning the FA Cup Final for Manchester City in 1956 - playing on with a broken neck to secure victory.

Homepage http://thekeeperfilm.co.uk
Release Date 2018-12-05
Runtime 1h 54m
Directors Marcus H. Rosenmüller, Daniel Gottschalk, Benedict Hoermann, Benedict Hoermann, Nigel Pollock
Producers Chris Curling, Tom Blieninger, Lars Wiebe, Steve Milne, Robert Marciniak, Christian Eisenbeiss
Writers Nicholas J. Schofield, Marcus H. Rosenmüller

I wouldn’t call ‘The Keeper’ a great film, but certainly a good one with one hell of a story to tell. War tales are a dime a dozen, but this is certainly a unique story and the first I’ve heard that incorporates the world’s game. I can’t imagine there’ll be another like it in the future. - Jess Fenton

Read Jess' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-keeper-the-true-story-of-the-nazi-goalkeeper-and-the-english-girl

SWITCH.