The Boxer is a 1997 sports-drama film by Irish director Jim Sheridan.
 Starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson, the film centers on the life of a boxer and former Provisional IRA volunteer Danny Flynn, played by Day-Lewis, who is trying to "go straight" after his release from prison.
 The film is the third collaboration between Sheridan and Day-Lewis, and portrays the increase of splinter groups within the IRA.
The 58th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to February 17, 2008.
 The festival opened with Martin Scorsese's documentary film "Shine a Light". "
Be Kind Rewind" by Michel Gondry served as the closing film.
 Greek-French filmmaker Costa Gavras, was selected to serve as the Jury President at the festival.
Roland Gräf (13 October 1934 – 11 May 2017) was a German cinematographer, film director and screenwriter.
 In 1982 his film "Märkische Forschungen" won the Findling Award at the National Feature Film Festival of the GDR in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Nationales Spielfilmfestival der DDR).
 His 1986 film "The House on the River" was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.
 Three years later, his film "" was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.
 In 1991, his film "The Tango Player" was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.
The 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 27 June – 8 July 1958.
 The festival was opened by Berlin's then newly elected mayor Willy Brandt.
 The Golden Bear was awarded to the Swedish film "Smultronstället" directed by Ingmar Bergman.
The 54th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 6–16, 2003.
 The festival opened with musical film "Chicago" by Rob Marshall and closed with Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York", both films played out of competition at the festival.
 The Golden Bear was awarded to British film "In This World" directed by Michael Winterbottom.
The 50th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 9 to 20, 2000.
 The festival opened with "The Million Dollar Hotel" by Wim Wenders. "
Bossa Nova" by Bruno Barreto, screened out of competition was the closing film of the festival.
 The Golden Bear was awarded to American film "Magnolia" directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Michael Gwisdek (born 14 January 1942) is a German actor and film director.
 He has appeared in more than 130 films and television shows since 1968.
 His debut film as a director, "Treffen in Travers", was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.
 His 1998 film "The Big Mambo" was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.
 The following year, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival, for his role in the film "Nightshapes".
The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 February to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as President of the Jury. "
Django", directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival.
 The Golden Bear was awarded to the Hungarian film "On Body and Soul" directed by Ildikó Enyedi, which also served as closing film of the festival.
The 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 11 to 22, 1998.
 The festival opened with the Irish film "The Boxer" by Jim Sheridan.
 Francis Ford Coppola's "The Rainmaker" was selected as the closing night film.
 The Golden Bear was awarded to Brazilian-French film "Central Station" directed by Walter Salles.
 The retrospective dedicated to "Siodmak Bros.", titled Siodmak Bros.
 Berlin – London – Paris – Hollywood was shown at the festival.
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (Torrelavega, Cantabria 2 January 1940) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director.
 His 1973 film "Habla, mudita" was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.
 In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director for "Camada negra" at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.
 His 1979 film "El corazón del bosque" was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.
 Two years later, his film "Maravillas" was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.
 His 1982 film "Demons in the Garden" was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.
 In 1991 he was a member of the jury at the 17th Moscow International Film Festival.

Question: Who starred in the film that opened the 48th annual Berlin International Film Festival?
Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson