Weil wir Champions sind () is a 2022 German sports comedy-drama television film directed by and written by Andreas Fuhrmann and Oliver Philipp. It is a German-language remake of the 2018 Spanish film Champions. Starring Wotan Wilke Möhring accompanied by Katharina Schüttler, Ben Münchow, Ursula Werner and Sabine Vitua while Antonia Riet, Tanino Camilleri, Luca Davidhaimann, Christian Forst, Nico Michels, Jonas Relitzki, Jochen Riemer, Simon Rupp and Matthias Sander make their debut as actors.
Things are not going well for basketball coach Andreas: work leaves, wife leaves, and then he is caught driving across town in search of alcohol. The consequence? community hours. From now on, Andreas will coach a basketball team with players with mental disabilities. A real challenge for the successful Bundesliga coach. Although a second look is always worth it and happiness is also a matter of perspective.
The actors participating in this film are:
Principal photography started in June 2021 in and around the Telekom Dome, Bonn.
It premiered on 5 April 2022, on the RTL+ pay channel. Its premiere on a public television channel took place on 25 May 2022, on VOX.