City of McFarland

Movie
German title	City of McFarland
Original title	McFarland, USA
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2015
length	129 minutes
Age rating	FSK 0
Rod
Director	Niki Caro
script	Grant Thompson , Bettina Gilois , Christopher Cleveland
production	Mark Ciardi , Gordon Gray
music	Antonio Pinto
camera	Adam Arkapaw
cut	David Coulson
occupation
Kevin Costner : Jim White Maria Bello : Cheryl White Morgan Saylor : Julie White Elsie Fisher : Jamie White Carlos Pratts : Thomas Valles Johnny Ortiz : Jose Cardenas Ramiro Rodriguez : Danny Diaz Rafael Martinez : David Diaz Michael Aguero : Damacio Diaz Diana-Maria Riva : Señora Diaz Omar Leyva : Señor Diaz Hector Duran : Johnny Sameniego Sergio Avelar : Victor Puentes Valente Rodriguez : Principal Camillo Danny Mora : Sammy Rosaldo Martha Higareda : Magnifying glass

City of McFarland (Original Title: McFarland, USA ) is an American sports drama directed by Niki Caro from 2015 and starring Kevin Costner based on real life. The film premiered in the United States on February 20, 2015. The cinema release in Germany was on June 18, 2015.

action

In 1987, PE teacher Jim White moved with his family to the remote Californian town of McFarland to start a new job at the local high school. The village is mainly inhabited by Hispanics , who often make a living as simple field workers. White recognizes the running talent of some of his students and decides to build a running team. His family is slowly starting to enjoy life in the small town, and friends and acquaintances organize a quinceanera for his daughter . After a few setbacks, the first successes are slowly emerging. Finally, the team succeeds in qualifying for the first Californian championships in cross-country skiing and can even decide for themselves.

criticism

The Germany Kultur thought the film argue "cheesy neither hypocritical nor but believable". Caro relies on “laconic humor and ironic charm” and avoids “cleverly hollow flag patriotism and sentimentality”. Here own McFarland surprisingly "the right atmospheric sense of an amazingly intelligent and also very entertaining Good-Feel-cinema".

Awards

The film won the Truly Moving Picture Award at the Heartland Film Festival 2015 .

Web links

• McFarland in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official page for the film

Individual evidence

1. ^ Certificate of Approval for City of McFarland . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2015 (PDF; test number: 151 148 K).
2. ↑ Press Kit (English) accessed on July 7, 2015.
3. ↑ Hans-Ulrich Pönack : Amazingly intelligent feel-good cinema. Deutschlandradio Kultur , June 17, 2015. Accessed July 7, 2015.
4. ↑ McFarland, USA a Truly Moving Picture Award Winner (English) accessed on July 7, 2015.