83'
2004-04-01
Overview:
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.
Details:
- Budget: 0
- Home page
- Revenue: 0
- List of countries:
- Czech Republic
- List of languages:
- Czech
- List of companies:
- Negativ
- Česká televize
- Barrandov Studio
- Vote Count: 4
- Popularity: 0.2995
- Status: Released
- Original title:Mistři
