A documentary about 10 pairs of brothers from the historic East Berlin club Mechanisierung Köpenick.

shown at Kino Babylon-Berlin Mitte on April 5th 2009, 1:30 pm

In the 70ies and 80ies of the past century, unnoticed by the flying flags of socialism, more than ten pairs of brothers played soccer at the – many times renamed - East Berlin Club Mechanisierung Köpenick. That was and still is record-breaking! In their never-ending but always unsuccessful battle for third-classness they made club history. „Fußballbrüder“ tells the story of the meaninglessness of a historical change because even after the collapse of a world system, many of those brothers remained loyal to the club. Despite the fact that the bone breaking and ligament tearing continued, for some players even several times, the club still exists a hundred years after its formation – also thanks to these people. What has become of them and how are they doing today?