Film screening in Dhaka to mark World Cup '06

A scene from the film The Miracle of Berne

In addition to the live broadcast of selected football matches, movie screening and 'Video Art Talent Search' are the highlights of the function. The special programme begins this evening at the Goethe Institut. The main attraction of the opening programme is a feature film titled The Miracle of Berne. The movie deals with the championship-winning German football team of 1954. The German victory over Hungary in the final match on July 4, 1954, is the turning point in Germany's history. From then onwards the image of the country gradually changed. Featuring the story of a young boy's war-weary father, the movie basically portrays the rebirth of a nation. Director Sönke Wortmann made the comedy in 2003. Louis Klamroth, Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf and others are the major cast of Miracle of Berne.

An official of the Goethe Institut said, "We are screening 11 movies on football in the movie screening session. Moreover, documentaries on the German cities in which World Cup '06 matches are taking places will also be screened."

Another attraction of the arrangement is 'Video Art Talent Search Programme'. Enthusiastic filmmakers of the country are invited to make short films (five minutes or less duration) on the World Cup as part of the fun video-mania project. Those interested can pick up the secret clue on June 13 from Goethe Institut, on which topic she or he has to make a short film either in DVD or VHS format. In addition to screening the short films at the Goethe Institut, these will be screened at the FIFA World Cup '06 closing ceremony at German Club on July 9.