Mundial: The Highest Stakes

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Released May 23, 2014

Overview

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.

Runtime

1h 36m


Origin Country

Poland


Original Language

Polish


Original Title

Mundial. Gra o wszystko


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • Poland

Spoken Languages

  • Français (French)
  • Polski (Polish)

Production Companies

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    Unlimited Film Operations

    Poland

  • logo for Canal+ Polska

    Canal+ Polska

    Poland

  • logo for Telewizja Polska

    Telewizja Polska

    Poland

  • no logo available

    IAM

    Poland

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