Starring: Karoline Herfurth, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Axel Prahl, Robert Gallinowski
Director: Kaspar Heidelbach
Running Time: 96 mins
Certificate: PG

After the rise of the Nazis, young Jewish high-jumper Gretel Bergmann (Karoline Herfurth) is thrown out of her athletics club and so goes to England where she becomes British champion. While the German rulers are glad to be rid of her, protests in America suggest they won’t send a team unless Jewish people are allowed to compete in the upcoming Berlin Olympics. [Read more…]