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Mundial: The Highest Stakes

May 23, 2014 · 1h 36m
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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.

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CAST

Zbigniew Boniek
Self
Dariusz Szpakowski
Self
Włodzimierz Zientarski
Self
Grzegorz Lato
Self
Directed by Michał Bielawski

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Released
Original language
PL
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Production
Unlimited Film Operations, CANAL+ Polska, Telewizja Polska, Instytut Adama Mickiewicza - Culture.pl, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, Europejskie Centrum Solidarności
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PL

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