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  • 2020
  • Menemsha Films
  • 2 h
  • 2020
  • Menemsha Films
  • 2 h
The Keeper

Summary The Keeper tells the incredible true story of Bert Trautmann (David Kross), a German soldier and prisoner of war who, against a backdrop of British post-war protest and prejudice, secures the position of Goalkeeper at Manchester City, and in doing so becomes a footballing icon. His signing causes outrage to thousands of fans, many of th...

Directed By: Marcus H. Rosenmüller

Written By: Nicholas J. Schofield, Robert Marciniak, Marcus H. Rosenmüller

  • 2020
  • Menemsha Films
  • 2 h
  • 2020
  • Menemsha Films
  • 2 h

The Keeper

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
52
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
7.6
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Summary The Keeper tells the incredible true story of Bert Trautmann (David Kross), a German soldier and prisoner of war who, against a backdrop of British post-war protest and prejudice, secures the position of Goalkeeper at Manchester City, and in doing so becomes a footballing icon. His signing causes outrage to thousands of fans, many of th...

Directed By: Marcus H. Rosenmüller

Written By: Nicholas J. Schofield, Robert Marciniak, Marcus H. Rosenmüller

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
52
17% Positive
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83% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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17% Positive
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83% Mixed
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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63
This isn’t an A-picture, either behind the camera or in front of it. It plays like a competent TV film, lacking the polish or “names” of a “Downton Abbey,” but good enough to work.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
60
It’s an old cliché about biopics that if the story wasn’t true, you probably wouldn’t believe it. The Keeper takes it a step further: you know it’s true and you still don’t believe it.
By Phil de Semlyen FULL REVIEW
60
Told briskly and with an unapologetic determination to yank at the heartstrings, The Keeper unfolds like the Great Escape meets the Match of the Day goal of the month highlights.
By Ed Power FULL REVIEW
60
The story’s underlying message has ended up more relevant than the film-makers can ever have anticipated.
By Donald Clarke FULL REVIEW
60
It’s a really watchable film, more substantial than most sports movies and many postwar dramas.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
40
It’s contrary to the movie’s spirit to judge Bert, but the evasive treatment of his wartime experiences plays like a dodge: His past exists as a kind of amorphous trauma, reduced to shorthand in shamelessly placed flashbacks.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
7.6
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40% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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40% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company Lieblingsfilm, Zephyr Films, British Film Company, ARD Degeto Film, SquareOne Entertainment, ARRI Media, B.A. Produktion
Release Date Oct 2, 2020
Duration 2 h
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Tagline Er kam als Feind... Und wurde ihr Held. (He came as an enemy... And became their hero.)
Website https://movies.shochiku.co.jp/keeper/
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Awards

Beijing International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
German Film Awards
• 2 Nominations
Bavarian Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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