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Champions (2004)

ALL 04/01/2004 (cs) Drama 83 Min
  • Release
    04/01/2004
  • Production
    Negativ, Česká televize, Barrandov Studio
  • Rotten tomato
    57%
  • Original title
    Mistři
  • Original language
    cs
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Marek Najbrt

    Director

  2. Story



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Champions (2004) 83 Min

ALL 04/01/2004 (cs)
Drama
  • Release 04/01/2004
  • Production
    Negativ, Česká televize, Barrandov Studio
  • Original title Mistři
  • cs
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Marek Najbrt

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Pavel Hrdlička

    Editor

  4. Milan Kuchynka, Pavel Strnad

    Producer



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