In both 2015 and 2019, the United States of America reigned supreme, with our homegrown Matildas knocked out in the quarter-final against Japan and then in a heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat against Norway in the Round of 16.
22.06.2023 - 06:25 / variety.com
Emiliano De Pablos Story House Pictures co-founder Andreas Gutzeit, head writer-showrunner on Beta/RTL smash hit series “Sisi,” is prepping “Disgrace,” a fast-paced thriller mini-series set during Argentina’s 1978 Soccer World Cup. Gutzeit will serve as “Disgrace’s” showrunner and head writer, re-teaming with Swantje Oppermann and Florian Puchert, part of the German writing team with Gutzeit behind “Dignity,” the critically lauded and pioneering Story House’s Chile-Germany co-production. At a development and scriptwriting stage, with a pilot script available, “Disgrace” features among the 10 projects playing at the Pitch Copro Series sidebar in Conecta Fiction 2023, which takes place June 26-29 in Toledo, the capital of Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha.
The mini-series follows a German special forces operative, Hajo Heller, sent to Argentina to protect Germany’s national soccer team from terrorist attacks during the 1978 World Cup. Once arrived, he discovers that the Argentinian military junta has ‘disappeared’ his daughter, who is studying there, and will kill her along with hundreds of leftist dissidents as soon as the eyes of the world are no longer on Argentina, Gutzeit explained. “It’s every parent’s darkest nightmare, not to be able to protect your child. That’s visceral, gut-wrenching and you always cheer for a father or mother defending his or her flock,” Gutzeit argued. “This is a simple, archaic story of a father trying to rescue his daughter that resonates with people around the world: a fast paced, action-packed political thriller with such emotionally engaging through-lines works everywhere,” he said. “This powerful story unfolds in front of the backdrop of the 1978 Soccer World Cup. The result will be a
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