Jan - Challenge at the Net

Can Jan reconcile his family ambitions and tough training regimen with a “normal” adolescence? Huge fans of Roger Federer, the Guler family dreams of boosting their youngest son Jan on top of the world of tennis. As classmates start an apprenticeship or move on to high school, Jan starts professional tennis camp. Over a period of five years, we witness up close how the Guler family deals with the sport, family and social demands of a professional tennis career. We watch as teenager Jan develops gradually into a young man.

Keywords

  • Label: SWISS FILMS
  • Coming of Age
  • family
  • sport

Actors

  • Jan Guler

Director

  • Benjamin Kempf Siemens
  • Rafael Benito

Documentary, Independent


1h 34min


16+

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Switzerland
2013
A portrait of a teen tennis pro in the making - a sports documentary as dramatic as fiction films such as “Jerry Maguire”.

A portrait of a teen tennis pro in the making - a sports documentary as dramatic as fiction films such as “Jerry Maguire”.


Can Jan reconcile his family ambitions and tough training regimen with a “normal” adolescence? Huge fans of Roger Federer, the Guler family dreams of boosting their youngest son Jan on top of the world of tennis. As classmates start an apprenticeship or move on to high school, Jan starts professional tennis camp.


Over a period of five years, we witness up close how the Guler family deals with the sport, family and social demands of a professional tennis career. We watch as teenager Jan develops gradually into a young man.

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