In 1981, Taiwan invited to a first women's soccer world championship — at a time when the DFB tolerated women's soccer, which was officially banned in Germany until 1970, more than encouraged it. Since the formation of a women's national team has not been of interest to the DFB to date, the invitation went to the German record champions of SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach. The former players, some of whom began in an illegal counter team on an ash court in Cologne-Dellbrück, talk in the film about the seemingly absurd conditions under which they fought for their big dream of soccer, against all odds and with a A good dose of humor. Without any support from the DFB, they played the tournament of their life in front of hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic spectators in the World Cup stadiums and live on Taiwanese television. Led by exceptional trainer Anne Trabant-Haarbach, who also played as a striker, “Team Germany” from Bergisch Gladbach became world champion. With 25 goals and unbeaten. Accompanied by historical film material — testimonies of a man's world that seems all the more anachronistic today — the film tells a soccer story that is about much more than sporting success, namely about equality and recognition.

The miracle of Taipei premiered at 53rd Hof International Film Festival. Theatrical release: 27.2.2020

Links: Official website, Vimeo

Written and directed by John David Seidler
Production: Corso Film, WDR, 3Sat
Produced by Erik Winker, Martin Rölly
Camera: Conny Beisler
Sound: Filip Forberg
Editing: John David Seidler
Music: Matthias Hornschuh
Protagonists: Anne Trabant-Haarbach, Brigitte Klinz, Bettina Krug, Hannelore Geilen, Erika Neuenfeldt, Monika Steinmetz (née Degwitz), Doris Kresimon, Ingrid Nandzik (née Gebauer), Petra Landers, Hildegard Frauenrath, Manuela Kozany, Angelika Budny, Ursula Schulzke, Ludwig Bonitz, Diana Chen, Theo Zwanziger, Fips Scheidt, Hans-Erwin Hartmann, Chou Tai-Ying
Color grading: Fridolin Körner

Length: 85 min