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.
Jan Budař
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Klára Melíšková
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Will Spoor
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Mistři
April 1, 2004
1h 23m
6.8
Marek Najbrt
Marek Najbrt, Benjamin Tuček, Robert Geisler
4
Negativ
CZ
Česká televize
CZ
Barrandov Studio
CZ
Jiří Ornest
Cast
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