Post Film Discussion Game Changers with Director Noam Sobovitz and Professor Zimeremann

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 Munchegladbach 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.

Noam Sobovitz: Director

Noam Sobovitz is a young-generation Israeli filmmaker and “Game Changers” is his debute feature doc. A graduate of Tel Aviv University film school, Noam was the editorial producer of a docu-series about the ultra-orthodox media in Israel “The Right Not to Know” for KAN 11. His film “Homecoming” for HOT won the best short film at Astra Film Festival.

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