- We Are the Faithful
Infobox Film
name = We Are The Faithful
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director =Michael Koch
producer =Michael Koch
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starring =Michael Koch
Tobias Haufler
music =Nica Giuliani
cinematography =Andrea Gsell ,Michael Koch
editing =Michael Koch
distributor =Academy of Media Arts Cologne
released = 2005
runtime = 9:20 min.
country =Switzerland ,Germany
language =Swiss German
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imdb_id = 0834181We Are The Faithful (German Wir sind dir treu) is a
2005 documentary short film produced and directed by Swiss actorMichael Koch . It premiered in October 2005. The film is entirely spoken inBaseldytsch , aSwiss German dialect, but subtitles in Standard German and English are shown.The film's subject is the stadium culture of
FC Basel supporters during a game (FC Basel vsFC Zürich ) in2005 at theSt. Jakob-Park and the importance of the chief supporter, Tobias Haufler, cheering on the crowd.The film was favoured by critics and has been shown at eight short film festivals, amongst them in
Clermont-Ferrand winning the Prix Canal+. The film also screened for a sold out crowd at the opening night screening of the 2007 Rooftop Films Summer Series and was later chosen to be a part of the "Doc Shots" program, a collection of the best short non-fiction films from the 2007 Summer Series. Various TV stations likeARTE ,Canal+ andSF were interested in buying the rights to broadcast, andARD even planned to broadcast the film during the2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.The film is heavily disputed amongst supporters of FC Basel. In 2006, Haufler denied to agree on any further public presentations; as of 2007, the film can be purchased in various shops in Basel as well as in internet shops.
Awards
* International Short Film Days Winterthur (2005) - Best Swiss Short Film
* International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand (2006) - Prix Canal+External links
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