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Mundial: The Highest Stakes

2014-05-23 pl 96m
Documentary
A documentary tale about sport and politics under martial law. All of Poland saw the great goals of Boniek and Smolarek during the Espana '82 championships. For a moment, it was forgotten that the background of the sporting performance was martial law, censorship, an army on the streets, prisons filled with oppositionists. The performance of the players was so successful that it was called "the most beautiful series of martial law". The game is watched by interned activists of "Solidarity", sports journalists and censors, cutting out all manifestations of the opposition from television broadcasts. We also get to know the performance in Spain from the perspective of the players, trying to meet not only their ambitions but also to bear the burden of fans' expectations and regime propaganda.

Producer

Michał Chaciński

Translator

Michał Chaciński

Director

Michał Bielawski

Steadicam Operator

Tomasz Suski

Sound Designer

Przemysław Książek

Sound Effects

Przemysław Książek

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Status

Released

Countries

  • Poland

Companies

  • Unlimited Film Operations
  • Canal+
  • Telewizja Polska
  • IAM