MOVIES - DOCUMENTARIES
JAN - CHALLENGE AT THE NET
by Benjamin Kempf Siemens, Rafael Benito
VOD
The family Guler has a dream: to bring their youngest son Jan to the top of the world of tennis.
While his classmates start an apprenticeship or attend grammar school, Jan enters the Swiss professional camp for tennis. A challenge for the whole family!
On this exciting road to the anticipated success, the family Guler shows us their hand. Over a period of five years, we are witnessing up close how the Guler family deals with the sport, family, and social demands of a professional tennis career. The teenager Jan gradually develops into a young man.
Credits
Year: 2013
Country: CH
Running Time: 94 Min.
Director: Benjamin Kempf Siemens, Rafael Benito
Author: Benjamin Kempf Siemens, , Rafael Benito
Producer: Werner Schweizer
Camera: Benjamin Kempf Siemens
Editor: Anja Siemens, Rafael Benito
Sound: Rafael Benito
Music: Bernd Schurer
Production Manager: Tami Berkovits, Sereina Gabathuler
Production Assistant: Franziska Sonder
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Solothurner Filmtage 2013
Palm Beach International Film Festival, 2013
Stupava, Cinematik Film Festival, 2013
Moscow, Int. Festival of Sport, 2013