In many soccer stadiums, fans sing "You'll Never Walk Alone" before the game; a song that seems to have become synonymous with fan culture. This documentary tells the amazing story of this piece. It’s a long, fascinating and wonderful tale. Actor and self-confessed soccer fan, Joachim Król, guides us through the film and traces the song’s history.
You'll Never Walk Alone: Die Geschichte einer Fußballhymne
André Schäfer
Born in Troisdorf in 1966. Studied history and journalism at the Ludwig -Maximilians-Universität in Munich. Trained at the German School of Journalism in Munich. Active as an author, producer and director.
2008 LENIN KAM NUR BIS LÜDENSCHEID, Dokumentarfilm
2011 PERRY RHODAN – UNSER MANN IM ALL, Dokumentarfilm
2012 JOHN IRVING UND WIE ER DIE WELT SIEHT, Dokumentarfilm
2013 DEUTSCHBODEN, Dokumentarfilm
2015 HERR VON BOHLEN, Dokumentarfilm
2017 YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALON, Dokumentarfilm HOF 2021
2018 THE PRIDE MOVEMENT, Dokumentarfilm
2019 DER FALL MAX EMDEN: KAUFHAUSKÖNIG, KUNSTRAUB UND DER LANGE ARM DER NAZIS, Dokumentarfilm
2020 DIE WUNDERBARE REISE DER SELMA LAGERLÖF, Dokumentarfilm
“’walk alone’ as the ‘scoucers’, the real liverpudlians would say, is an absolute stroke of luck in my career. actually not a job for an actor, more a job for someone with curiosity, joy of communication, love of travel and soccer, as well as theater skills. i happened to be sitting in the car with documentary producer andré schäfer from cologne when he took a phone call over the speakerphone and told the caller his idea for a film about the world anthem ‘you’ll never walk alone’ and its original story. my succinct comment when he finished the conversation was: ‘whenever this is supposed to happen, i have to be there!’, and that’s exactly what happened. spread over a good year, we tried to trace the history of ‘you’ll never walk alone’ in the most diverse places with the most interesting conversation partners. from cologne, budapest, vienna, new york and los angeles, for the theater and musical part to liverpool, herne and dortmund for the soccer part. weeks full of inspiring conversations about theater, music and soccer.
a gift for which i am still grateful.