We Are the Faithful

We Are the Faithful
Directed by	Michael Koch
Produced by	Michael Koch
Starring	Michael Koch Tobias Haufler
Cinematography	Andrea Gsell, Michael Koch
Edited by	Michael Koch
Music by	Nica Giuliani
Distributed by	Academy of Media Arts Cologne
Release date	2005
Running time	9:20 min.
Countries	Switzerland, Germany
Language	Swiss German

We Are the Faithful (German Wir sind dir treu) is a 2005 documentary short film produced and directed by Swiss actor Michael Koch. It premiered in October 2005. The film is entirely spoken in Baseldytsch, a Swiss German dialect, but subtitles in Standard German and English are shown.

The film's subject is the stadium culture of FC Basel supporters during a game (FC Basel vs FC Zürich) in 2005 at the St. Jakob-Park and the importance of the chief supporter, Tobias Haufler, cheering on the crowd.

The film was favoured by critics and has been shown at eight short film festivals, amongst them in Clermont-Ferrand winning the Prix Canal+. The film also screened for a sold out crowd at the opening night screening of Rooftop Films 2007 Summer Series and was later chosen to be a part of the "Doc Shots" program, a collection of the best short non-fiction films from Rooftop's 2007 Summer Series. Various TV stations like ARTE, Canal+ and SF were interested in buying the rights to broadcast, and ARD even planned to broadcast the film during the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

The film is heavily disputed amongst supporters of FC Basel. In 2006, Haufler denied to agree on any further public presentations; as of 2007, the film can be purchased in various shops in Basel as well as in internet shops.

Awards

• International Short Film Days Winterthur (2005) - Best Swiss Short Film
• International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand (2006) - Prix Canal+

External links

• We Are The Faithful at IMDb