Films by Jan D. Gerlach

Germany 2008, 90 min
by Joachim Bornemann

In summer 2006, the reports were coming thick and fast that, after 30 years of waiting, the stadium's new building would become reality. The cult club FC St. Pauli embarking on a new era will be documented by this feature-length film. The goal here is to make more than just a football film. Rather, wewant to trace the unique atmosphere and feeling of Sankt Pauli. How does the interaction function between the club and its fans who live in the immediate neighbourhood? What is it that draws the peo