30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

About film


Back

Section: Welcome to Switzerland

Jan - Challenge at the net (2013) 14

Switzerland | 2013 | 94 min.

The Guler family has a dream: to take their youngest son Jan to the top of the tennis world. When his classmates start an apprenticeship or attend grammar school, Jan enters the Swiss professional tennis camp. This is a challenge for the whole family and we are witness over a period of five years to how the Guler family deals with the sport, family, and the social demands of a professional tennis career. The teenager Jan develops gradually into a young man.

CountrySwitzerland
Year2013
Duration94 min
Rating14
LanguageGerman
SubtitleEnglish, Czech
Directed by Benjamin Kempf Siemens and Rafael Benito
Screenplay Benjamin Kempf Siemens and Rafael Benito
Director of Photography Benjamin Kempf Siemens
Music Bernd Schurer
Edited by Anja Siemens and Rafael Benito
Contact Dschoint Ventschr

Biography

A director and cinematographer, he studied film and video in Zurich. He's made both short films and feature documentaries as an independent artist. A director of the Spanish citizenship, he graduated in law and later in communications, film and TV in London. He works on independent documentaries.

Family, Growing Up, Sports, Documentary, Psychology

We use cookies

We use cookies to analyze traffic, remember preferences and improve the usability of the website. To give your consent, click on the "I Agree" button.

Settings I agree

You can refuse consent at any time.