Born on Borsigplatz - Franz Jacobi and the cradle of BVB

documentation
Original title	Born on Borsigplatz - Franz Jacobi and the cradle of BVB
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	2015
length	90 minutes
Rod
Director	Marc Quambusch
script	Gregor Schnittker
production	Jan-Henrik Gruszecki
occupation
Florian Duning: Franz Jacobi Christian Strauch: Julius Jacobi Niklas Gregor: Heinrich Unger Lucas Kaufmann: Robert Unger Simon Konitzer: Chaplain Dewald Andre Neubarth: Walter Sanß

Born on Borsigplatz - Franz Jacobi and the cradle of BVB is a German docu-drama from 2015 . The film shows the founding history of Borussia Dortmund and the life of Franz Jacobi . The film premiered on March 15, 2015 in Dortmund and was also shown at the 11mm Festival in Berlin . From March 26, 2015 the film was and will be shown in other cinemas. On April 20, 2015, Am Borsigplatz born was approved by the FSK for viewers aged 6 and over. The DVD was released in stores on September 24, 2015.

backgrounds

The idea for the film came from BVB supporters Marc Quambusch, Jan-Henrik Gruszecki and Gregor Schnittker in 2013 . The financing came from the crowdfunding platform Startnext . In a period of three and a half months, the film project won a total of 2975 sponsors. The sponsors, including Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA and the registered association, made a total of 217,892 euros available to the filmmakers in donations and received personal gifts such as a mention in the credits, tickets for the film premiere or a DVD of the film. Other supporters and sponsors added to the amount to a total of around 259,000 euros.

According to the makers, the film is the "German Crowdfunding Master" or the most successful crowdfunding project in Germany.

Locations

Dortmund-Borsigplatz roundabout

The main part of the scenes, both the interviews and the re-enactments , were filmed in the original locations in Dortmund's Borsigplatz district . The main filming location was the “Zum Wildschütz” inn, Borussia's establishment at Oesterholzstrasse 60, which is now a rental apartment and was specially converted. The living room / kitchen of the Jacobi family, whose authentic furnishings can be seen in the film, is the museum in the old colony in Brambauer ; there is also the sports field, which can be seen in the film and is supposed to represent the white meadow .

Franz Jacobi is reburied

As part of the preparation of the crowdfunding for the film, the makers also learned that the joint grave of Franz Jacobi and his wife Lydia in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt had already been removed, but not re-assigned. Together with the management of Borussia Dortmund, it was then possible for Jacobi and his wife to be reburied. Jacobi was buried in the Südwestfriedhof in Dortmund in a solemn ceremony on July 27, 2013.

Reviews

Main actors of the film from left to right Gregor, Kaufmann, Rauball, Kritzler and Dunning

“What should be a must for every BVB fan is a very good recommendation for every football fan with a penchant for tradition and history - and perhaps not a bad welcome gift for newcomers who later want to kiss the coat of arms. Verdict: 'didactic piece ... without too thickly applied pathos' .

- kicker

literature

• Tom Sweetman, CNN: Forget the Night's Watch, these 3,000 man the wall. In: CNN Wire on March 13, 2015, Friday 12:00 PM GMT
• Monuments on DVD. Not only does the DFB bring out a documentary about the World Cup title, many fans also immortalize their heroes and clubs in films they have made themselves. They want to remember where they come from. And hold onto the memory. In: Der Tagesspiegel , Friday, October 31, 2014, Sport; P. 18 edition 22211

Web links

• tagesspiegel.de from August 6, 2013 Sabine Sasse: When fans rave; A documentation about the founder of BVB, Franz Jacobi, is financed via crowdfunding , accessed on May 15, 2015
• rp-online.de from November 22, 2014 - Philipp Peters: A piece of the Ruhr area on the Lower Rhine , accessed on May 15, 2015
• Report on the film on CNN International
• franz-jacobi.de
• Film review on derwesten.de March 17, 2015
• Film review on nordstadtblogger.de March 17, 2015
• Film review on fliggwerk.com March 17th, 2015

Individual evidence

1. ↑ franz-jacobi.de - The FSK is here - the DVD is not yet
2. ↑ Amazon: Born on Borsigplatz - Franz Jacobi - The cradle of BVB
3. ↑ startnext.com
4. ↑ startnext.com
5. ↑ We are German crowdfunding champions! Archived from the original on April 17, 2015 ; accessed on March 21, 2015 . 
6. ↑ Tobias Großekemper: Why the BVB founder is coming back to Dortmund. DerWesten.de, July 22, 2013, accessed on July 24, 2013 . 
7. ↑ http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/623159/artikel_am-borsigplatz-geboren_lehrstueck-ohne-zu-viel-pathos.html .