{{more citations needed|date=April 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox film | name = Nowitzki. The Perfect Shot | image = NOWITZKI Poster engl Final.jpg | native_name = ''Nowitzki. Der perfekte Wurf'' | director = Sebastian Dehnhardt | producer = Leopold Hoesch | writer = Sebastian Dehnhardt | starring = [[Dirk Nowitzki]]<br />[[Holger Geschwindner]]<br>[[Kobe Bryant]]<br>[[Michael Finley]]<br>[[Yao Ming]]<br>[[Steve Nash]]<br>[[Jason Kidd]]<br>[[Vince Carter]]<br>[[Mark Cuban]]<br>[[Rick Carlisle]]<br>[[Don Nelson|Donnie Nelson]]<br> [[Helmut Schmidt]] | cinematography = Johannes Imdahl | editing = André Hammesfahr | released = {{Film date|2014|09|16|df=yes}} | runtime = 105 minutes | country = Germany | language = German, English }} '''''Nowitzki. The Perfect Shot''''' is a German documentary film produced by [[Leopold Hoesch (film producer)|Leopold Hoesch]] depicting the career of [[Dirk Nowitzki]] from the second German Basketball League to the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]. The films premiered on 16 September 2014 in Cologne.
== Synopsis == The film depicts the relationship between Dirk Nowitzki and his personal coach and mentor [[Holger Geschwindner]]. Geschwindner developed Nowitzki's talent with various means including science to improve Nowitzki's jump shots. The film features basketball footage and personalities such as Nowitzki, players [[Kobe Bryant]], [[Yao Ming]], [[Steve Nash]], [[Michael Finley]], and [[Jason Kidd]], coaches [[Don Nelson]] and [[Rick Carlisle]], Dallas Mavericks owner [[Mark Cuban]], NBA commissioner [[David Stern]], and former German Chancellor [[Helmut Schmidt]].
== Background == The film is produced by [[Broadview TV]] and supported with means by the [http://www.filmstiftung.de/en/ Filmcommission NRW] and the [http://www.dfff-ffa.de/en.html German Federal Film Fund (DFFF)]. In the summer of 2014, over 100.000 Euros was generated within 24 hours through the online marketspace Zencap for its international distribution.
The song ''All Night'' by ''[[Parov Stelar]]'' was used in the credits.
== Awards == The film was nominated for the [[German Film Awards|German Film Award]] 2015, the 18th [[Shanghai International Film Festival]] and the 2015 [[Dallas International Film Festival]].
== External links == # http://www.magpictures.com/nowitzki/ # https://www.facebook.com/NowitzkiFilm # https://www.mavs.com/an-unabashed-review-of-dirk-nowitzkis-the-perfect-shot/
[[Category:Documentary films about basketball]] [[Category:German documentary films]] [[Category:2014 documentary films]] [[Category:2014 films]] [[Category:2014 German films]] {{2010s-Germany-film-stub}} {{sport-documentary-film-stub}}