CinemaOSMovie · 2004 · 1h 23m

Champions

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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.

Directed byMarek Najbrt

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 23m
Language
CS
Released
April 1, 2004
Studios
NegativČeská televizeBarrandov Studio

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring
Jan Budař

Jan Budař

Klára Melíšková

Klára Melíšková

Will Spoor

Jiří Ornest

Jiří Ornest

Creative team
Directed by
Marek Najbrt
Marek Najbrt
Written by
Marek Najbrt
Marek Najbrt
Benjamin Tuček
Benjamin Tuček
Produced by
Milan Kuchynka
Pavel Strnad

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