Champions

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Jan Budař

Age : 46 | Popularity : 8%

Klára Melíšková

Age : 52 | Popularity : 4%

Will Spoor

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jiří Ornest

Age : 70 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Art	Production Design	Milan Býček
Writing	Screenplay	Marek Najbrt Benjamin Tuček Robert Geisler
Directing	Director	Marek Najbrt
	First Assistant Director	Kateřina Oujezdská
	Assistant Director	Lukáš Viznar
Sound	Music	Petr Marek
	Sound	Jiří Melcher
Production	Producer	Pavel Strnad Milan Kuchynka
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Andrea Králová
	Makeup & Hair	Jana Dopitová
Editing	Editor	Pavel Hrdlička
Camera	Director of Photography	Miloslav Holman
Crew	Dramaturgy	Kristián Suda
Department	Role	Name

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