Quarterly 2 · 2008 - German Films

Comeback
A dark, seedy attic in Munich. This is where Juergen, a
German boxing pro whose last fight is three years in the
past, lives and trains. In order to make a living he works as
a bouncer in a bar. Week after week he tries to arrange a
fight through US matchmakers on the phone in a local call
shop. Juergen “The Rock” Hartenstein, ex-German
Champion in the super middleweight division, has a
dream: he wants to launch his international comeback on
his own account.
Eventually, Juergen is called to fight an American new -
comer in Philadelphia and, together with his trainer, he
sets off to the home of Rocky. This is his big chance.
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Genre Portrait Category Documentary Cinema Year of
Production 2007 Director Maximilian Plettau Screenplay
Maximilian Plettau Director of Photography Maximilian
Plettau Editors Joerg Adolph, Maximilian Plettau Music by
Dominik Schauer Producers Oliver Halmburger, Maximilian
Plettau Production Company Loopfilm/Munich With Juergen
"The Rock" Hartenstein, Markus Kone, Elisabeth Hartenstein,
Alexander Boy, Fritz Sdunek, "King" Artur Grigorian, Bruce
Silverglade, Don Elbaum, Max Alexander, Joey Eye, Frank
Cappuccino Length 79 min, 2,167 m Format DV/HDV/Super
16 mm Blow-up 35 mm, color, 1:1.85 Original Version
German/English Subtitled Version English Festival
Screenings Hof 2007, Nyon 2008, DOK Fest Munich 2008
With backing from FilmFernsehFonds Bayern German
Distri butor Nominal Film/Munich
Maximilian Plettau was born in 1973 in Freiburg. After his
schooling, he worked as a lighting technician and cameraman on
various feature film projects, followed by studies at the University of
Television & Film in Munich. Comeback (2007) marks his directing
debut.
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Scene from “Comeback” (photo © Loopfilm GmbH)