One dive. One twist. One East German girl's entire worth on the line.
The 18-year-old Katharina Jens is a high diving champion and succeeds in everything she does. When she enters an international contest in place of her team colleague Claudia, expectations are accordingly high. However, when she misses the one-and-a-half somersault with a double twist her team fails to gain victory. Suddenly, the question arises if she is in fact good enough.
Acting
Christiane Lanzke's physical fragility masks iron will.
Direction
Maetzig makes training montages feel like interrogations.
Director
Kurt Maetzig
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