Release Date

01 Apr, 2004

Runtime

01:23: (HH:MM)

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.

Original Title

Mistři

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Actors

Jan Budař

Klára Melíšková

Will Spoor

Jiří Ornest

Crew

Marek Najbrt

Robert Geisler

Marek Najbrt

Benjamin Tuček

Kateřina Oujezdská

Lukáš Viznar

Kristián Suda

Miloslav Holman

Andrea Králová

Jana Dopitová

Pavel Hrdlička

Jiří Melcher

Milan Kuchynka

Pavel Strnad