Die kalten Ringe (2021)

overview : 19 years after the dropping of atomic bombs in Japan, the Olympic Games of 1964 took place in Tokyo. In the midst of the cold war, the games are supposed to become a symbol for a peaceful world. Especially the divided Germany is expected to prove this: By order of the IOC, both German states must participate in Tokyo with a joint team despite deep ideological rifts. The fact that athletes from both German states still had to compete against each other in order to form a joint team for the 1964 Olympic Games in Innsbruck and in Tokyo is all but forgotten. The film tells the story of the East-West German team of 1964 for the first time and is simultaneously a current document about the relation of sports and politics in international relations.

Release Date : Jul 19, 2021

Runtime : 1h 26m

Genre : Documentary  TV Movie  

Companies : RBB, Zeitzeugen TV

Countries : Germany

Keywords : cold war, olympic games, sports documentary, german history