Film
Champions
2004 · 1h 23m · Drama
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- 6.4
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Overview
Ice hockey is a Czech national obsession, and the country's victory over Russia in the 1969 World Championships, the year following the Soviet invasion, is a celebrated moment in its history. In Marek Najbrt's black comedy, the heroic exploits take place only on a black and white tv screen as a group of representative misfits gather and watch the game in a desolate village on the Czech border. While consisting of recognisable types, Najbrt's bleak portrait reveals a world of alcoholism, debt, racism, bigotry, and infidelity that trails behind the dreams of nationalism and bears little resemblance to the fantasies of the new consumerism. A clever and multi-levelled film, it provides a sharp antidote to the reconciliatory charms of the conventional Czech comedy.
Cast
Crew
- Marek NajbrtDirector · Screenplay
- Robert GeislerScreenplay
- Benjamin TučekScreenplay
- Milan KuchynkaProducer
- Pavel StrnadProducer
- Miloslav HolmanDirector of Photography
- Pavel HrdličkaEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 1, 2004
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Czech
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- 12+
- Genres
- Drama
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