MUNDIAL: THE HIGHEST STAKES (2014)

Mundial: The Highest Stakes
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Mundial: The Highest Stakes
Documentary
May 23, 2014
Polish
1h 36m
Poland
Unlimited Film Operations

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.

Cast & Characters

Crew

Antoni Łazarkiewicz

Original Music Composer

Petro Aleksowski

Director of Photography

Tomasz Suski

Director of Photography

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