

Germany: A Summer's Fairytale(2006)
A documentary of the German national soccer team’s 2006 World Cup experience that changed the face of modern Germany.

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A documentary of the German national soccer team’s 2006 World Cup experience that changed the face of modern Germany.
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2006-10-03
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