
FC Venus
Seen it?2006 | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Anna is persuaded by her boyfriend Paul to move from Berlin to his home town of Imma. What the notorious soccer hater doesn't know, however, is that joining his best friend Steffen's law firm is just a pretext. In reality, Paul and his buddies are there to save the soccer club he co-founded, Eintracht Imma 95, from relegation. Anna soon realizes that the players' wives have nothing to say to their soccer junkies: Artificial turf in the bedroom, Effenberg bedding and weekends on the soccer pitch. When she finds out the real reason for the move, she mobilizes her fellow sufferers to counter-attack after a fierce bout of frustration and challenges Paul and his friends to the ultimate duel on the soccer pitch. The bet is on: women against men. If the women win, soccer is over - and Paul has to go back to Berlin with Anna. Forever. If the men win, there will be no more complaining.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 831 people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ute Wieland, Bruno Grass
- Christian UlmenPaul Bruhn
- Nora TschirnerAnna Rothe
- Florian LukasSteffen Hagen
- Anneke Kim SarnauKim Wagner
- Heinz HoenigLaurenz Schmidt
- Andreas GuentherJurij Zille
- Petra KleinertLili Oelze
- Steffen GrothEric Polgar
- Martin ArmknechtSebastian Mehnert-Wichert
- Leslie MaltonAstrid Mehnert-Wichert