The Handball Alley

Machan: La vera storia di una falsa squadra

May 2009 •Sinhala

Two friends, Manoj (Gihan De Chickera), a bartender, and Stanley (Dharmapriya Dias), a fruit vendor, wish to immigrate to the West to seek their fortune, but have difficulties getting their visa applications approved. They come across an application to a handball tournament in Bavaria, and not even knowing what the game is, they submit themselves and a group of friends as the "Sri Lanka National Handball Team". For appearance's sake, they begin minimal training and then seek travel visas from the German Embassy. Their plans to simply escape into the West upon arrival in Germany are thwarted by the quick appearance of the tournament organizers and an arena of fans eager to see the prowess of the Sri Lanka National Handball Team.

Men of Boys Town

April 1941 •English

Father Flanagan raises funds, helps a disabled boy, and saves an older boy from reform school.

Tall

August 2023 •French

Hugo is 17 and a member of a handball new talent program, an institution that trains professional athletes. A brilliant and committed player, he is preparing for a crucial match that will determine his career. But the day before the event, his coach has him sit on the bench for substitutes.

Indian Mirror

January 1985 •

A village handball team gets close to the promotion to the top flight, but three of its residents try to ensure the success by bribing the referee.

#HandballStrive

July 2020 •Japanese

The school’s handball club is about to close down. Can social media bring it back to life? Masao Kiyota is a high school student living in Japan’s southern Kumamoto Prefecture. Lacking passion for anything in life, he spends his days like so many youth on his smartphone along with his childhood friend, Okamoto. One day, they upload a photo taken three years previously when they were both part of their school’s handball team. To their surprise, the post goes a little viral. Encouraged, they add the hashtag: “#Handball Full Power” and are swarmed with “likes” from around the country. Amidst the sudden social media attention, Masao and Okamoto set to resuscitating a nearly defunct men’s handball team.

Projekt Gold

July 2007 •German

Cesta za pohárem

November 1976 •Czech

Triumph der #badboys – Ein Handball-Wintermärchen

January 2016 •German

We Are Septors

Invalid date •French

Fenomén Knedlíková

April 2023 •Czech

Dare To Rise: An EHF Champions League Documentary

September 2023 •English

Experience the pure adrenaline of the game everyone wants to win. A weekend condensed to a documentary for you to feel the maximum emotion on your skin.

ČSR-Maďarsko v handbalu

January 1953 •Czech

Mistrovství světa v házené

January 1954 •Czech

Hrajete házenou?

January 1955 •Czech

Handball - ein Jahr100Sport

October 2017 •German

People on Saturday

August 2020 •German

A sunny Saturday afternoon in Zurich. In the middle of a crowded square a businessman is lying on a bench, seemingly asleep. Someplace else, a teenager is longing for appreciation. A commuter is fighting the ticket machine. The film shows ten tableaux of everyday situations in the city. The people in them are confronted with small or big problems. Each one of them is a Sisyphos, endlessly rolling the little stones of daily life up the mountain.

Seni Bulacam Oğlum!

November 2021 •Turkish

Ertan is swindled by his best friend Iskender who takes all of the money that they both spent their whole life's saving. As if this was not bad enough Iskender has also left behind a large

Clockwork- Goodbye Winter

October 1986 •Japanese

Ayumi Ishida won the Blue Ribbon for the Best Actress.

Ubal a zmiz

July 2021 •Czech

Cries from a Watchtower

October 1979 •English

A watchmaker finds his livelihood is threatened by cheaply imported digital watches.