WE WANTED MORE – THE MIRACLE OF TAIPEI

WE WANTED MORE – THE MIRACLE OF TAIPEI (DAS WUNDER VON TAIPEH), 2019
Germany | HDD, Color, 83’ | German
Director: John David Seidl

In 1981, the managers of the German Football Association receive an official letter: Taiwan is organizing a Women's World Cup in Taipei and Germany's participation is expected. But the Germans don’t have a women's national team, as there has never been a need to establish one. They don't want to admit this at the risk of embarrassment. They decide that the SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach women's soccer team should act as the national team. Although no one knows about Bergisch Gladbach, the city's women's soccer team is the best in the country. The team gets ready and goes to Taiwan, covering all the costs themselves. And something amazing happens: they become world champions without losing a single game. Now the Football Association has no other choice but to establish a national team for women. The Miracle of Taipei is an entertaining documentary with references to men's ignorance and women's vision.