CinemaOSMovie · 2014 · 1h 36m

Mundial: The Highest Stakes

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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.

Directed byMichał Bielawski

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
PL
Released
May 23, 2014
Studios
CANAL+ PolskaTelewizja PolskaWytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring
Zbigniew Boniek

Zbigniew Boniek

Self

Dariusz Szpakowski

Dariusz Szpakowski

Self

Włodzimierz Zientarski

Self

Grzegorz Lato

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Michał Bielawski
Written by
Michał Bielawski
Produced by
Michał Chaciński
Łukasz Borzęcki

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