Champions

Champions (2004)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2004-04-01
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 23min
  • Language: Český
  • Production Company: Negativ
  • Production Country: Czech Republic
  • Director: Marek Najbrt
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Summary

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.

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  • Jan Budař

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  • Klára Melíšková

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  • Will Spoor

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  • Jiří Ornest

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

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